Cost of living comparison

Argentina

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United States

Des Moines vs. Rosario Cost of Living Summary

Des Moines is 2.1 times more expensive than Rosario.

Restaurants: pay 53.2% more in Des Moines
Groceries: pay 83.6% more in Des Moines
Transportation: pay 5.6% more in Des Moines
Housing: pay 4.1 times more in Des Moines
Childcare: pay 83.9% more in Des Moines
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Des Moines
Clothing: pay 17.8% less in Des Moines

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, restaurants, and transportation in Des Moines are more expensive than in Rosario. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Des Moines.

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Des Moines vs. Rosario Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Des Moines instead of Rosario, you would:

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pay 53.2% more for restaurants

	Rosario	Des Moines
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 ARS15,355.00	$20.00	+100.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.50 ARS17,658.25	$12.00	+4.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 ARS2,661.53	$3.00	+73.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 ARS2,444.31	$2.49	+56.4%
Average			+53.2%

Rosario vs. Des Moines - Cost of restaurants

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pay 83.6% more for groceries

	Rosario	Des Moines
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 ARS2,456.80	$2.95	+84.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.20 ARS6,449.10	$4.77	+13.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.86 ARS7,459.38	$3.38	-30.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.30 ARS3,531.65	$3.93	+70.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 ARS4,144.13	$4.39	+62.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 ARS1,358.16	$2.01	+127.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 ARS1,079.56	$0.70	-0.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.47 ARS720.87	$2.01	+328.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 ARS1,409.42	$1.70	+85.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ARS661.67	$1.43	+231.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 ARS459.68	$1.00	+232.4%
Average			+83.6%

Rosario vs. Des Moines - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.6% more for transportation

	Rosario	Des Moines
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.26 ARS6,539.06	$3.71	-12.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$58.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,000.00 ARS43M	$35,052.00	+25.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.60 ARS14,740.80	$11.94	+24.4%
Average			+5.6%

Rosario vs. Des Moines - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.1 times more for housing

	Rosario	Des Moines
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.33 ARS41,970.33	$71.15	+160.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.31 ARS384K	$1,161.80	+364.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$202.54 ARS311K	$864.75	+326.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 ARS70,452.35	$143.28	+212.3%
Average			+310.9%

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pay 83.9% more for childcare

	Rosario	Des Moines
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$464.87 ARS714K	$1,183.50	+154.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,896.36 ARS14M	$11,812.00	+32.8%
Average			+83.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Rosario	Des Moines
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.95 ARS6,070.65	$5.00	+26.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 ARS4,606.50	$6.00	+100.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.30 ARS5,067.15	$8.03	+143.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.33 ARS45,041.33	$63.75	+117.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.80 ARS7,370.40	$15.00	+212.5%
Average			+112.4%

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pay 17.8% less for clothing

	Rosario	Des Moines
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$90.00 ARS138K	$60.68	-32.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00 ARS92,130.00	$43.33	-27.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.94 ARS178K	$103.00	-11.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.37 ARS212K	$145.78	+5.4%
Average			-17.8%

Rosario vs. Des Moines - Cost of clothing

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