Cost of living comparison

Argentina

compared to

South Africa

Sandton vs. Rosario Cost of Living Summary

Sandton is 29.7% more expensive than Rosario.

Restaurants: pay 27.5% less in Sandton
Groceries: pay 16.2% more in Sandton
Transportation: pay 22.3% more in Sandton
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Sandton
Childcare: pay 32.6% less in Sandton
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.2% less in Sandton
Clothing: pay 28.3% less in Sandton

The cost of housing, transportation, and groceries in Sandton are more expensive than in Rosario. Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Sandton. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Sandton.

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Sandton vs. Rosario Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sandton instead of Rosario, you would:

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pay 27.5% less for restaurants

	Rosario	Sandton
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 ARS15,177.50	$10.82 ZAR178.40	+8.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.50 ARS17,454.12	$5.71 ZAR94.15	-50.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 ARS2,630.77	$1.06 ZAR17.48	-38.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	$0.85 ZAR14.04	-46.5%
Average			-27.5%

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pay 16.2% more for groceries

	Rosario	Sandton
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 ARS2,428.40	$1.10 ZAR18.21	-31.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.20 ARS6,374.55	$4.31 ZAR71.09	+2.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.86 ARS7,373.15	$4.45 ZAR73.36	-8.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.30 ARS3,490.82	$2.67 ZAR44.10	+16.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 ARS4,096.22	$2.23 ZAR36.86	-17.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 ARS1,342.46	$0.93 ZAR15.38	+5.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 ARS1,067.08	$0.82 ZAR13.49	+16.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.47 ARS712.54	$0.83 ZAR13.63	+76.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 ARS1,393.13	$0.83 ZAR13.71	-9.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ARS654.02	$0.70 ZAR11.46	+61.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 ARS454.37	$0.79 ZAR13.04	+164.0%
Average			+16.2%

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pay 22.3% more for transportation

	Rosario	Sandton
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.26 ARS6,463.47	$5.75 ZAR94.81	+35.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,000.00 ARS42M	$35,391.94 ZAR584K	+26.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.60 ARS14,570.40	$7.51 ZAR123.89	-21.8%
Average			+22.3%

Rosario vs. Sandton - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Rosario	Sandton
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.33 ARS41,485.17	$36.83 ZAR607.50	+34.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.31 ARS380K	$540.64 ZAR8,917.37	+116.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$202.54 ARS307K	$440.65 ZAR7,268.03	+117.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 ARS69,637.94	$126.36 ZAR2,084.21	+175.4%
Average			+119.4%

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pay 32.6% less for childcare

	Rosario	Sandton
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$464.87 ARS706K	$260.78 ZAR4,301.35	-43.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,896.36 ARS14M	$7,210.58 ZAR119K	-18.9%
Average			-32.6%

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pay 0.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Rosario	Sandton
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	$2.25 ZAR37.17	-43.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 ARS4,553.25	$2.44 ZAR40.27	-18.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.30 ARS5,008.57	$3.25 ZAR53.60	-1.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.33 ARS44,520.67	$36.05 ZAR594.66	+22.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.80 ARS7,285.20	$7.21 ZAR118.93	+50.2%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 28.3% less for clothing

	Rosario	Sandton
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$90.00 ARS137K	$57.63 ZAR950.55	-36.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00 ARS91,065.00	$45.77 ZAR754.99	-23.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.94 ARS176K	$96.14 ZAR1,585.75	-17.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.37 ARS210K	$90.13 ZAR1,486.64	-34.9%
Average			-28.3%

Rosario vs. Sandton - Cost of clothing

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