Cost of living comparison

Russia

compared to

Argentina

Argentina vs. Russia Cost of Living Summary

Argentina is 19.3% more expensive than Russia overall.

Restaurants: pay 71.0% more in Argentina
Groceries: pay 25.8% more in Argentina
Transportation: pay 18.5% more in Argentina
Housing: pay 14.4% more in Argentina
Childcare: pay 35.9% less in Argentina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.7% more in Argentina
Clothing: pay 12.6% more in Argentina

The cost of restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and clothing in Argentina are more expensive than in Russia.

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Argentina vs. Russia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Argentina instead of Russia, you would:

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pay 71.0% more for restaurants

	Russia	Argentina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.83 RUB894.72	$14.88 ARS22,583.44	+37.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.39 RUB528.16	$12.57 ARS19,078.98	+96.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 RUB95.62	$2.00 ARS3,029.85	+72.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 RUB49.27	$1.66 ARS2,520.14	+178.5%
Average			+71.0%

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pay 25.8% more for groceries

	Russia	Argentina
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 RUB63.38	$2.14 ARS3,247.75	+179.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.51 RUB455.14	$5.25 ARS7,961.05	-4.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.39 RUB362.53	$4.93 ARS7,484.57	+12.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 RUB129.78	$2.57 ARS3,893.96	+63.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 RUB201.91	$3.38 ARS5,126.09	+38.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.84 RUB69.40	$1.07 ARS1,629.37	+27.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 RUB66.30	$0.95 ARS1,434.31	+17.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB67.22	$0.62 ARS934.98	-24.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.33 RUB109.55	$1.10 ARS1,673.49	-16.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 RUB29.18	$0.46 ARS700.13	+30.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 RUB23.52	$0.43 ARS645.87	+49.5%
Average			+25.8%

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pay 18.5% more for transportation

	Russia	Argentina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.08 RUB254.77	$4.55 ARS6,900.45	+47.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.17 RUB1,997.57	$27.12 ARS41,168.97	+12.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,081.81 RUB3M	$26,569.33 ARS40M	-17.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.45 RUB450.28	$10.09 ARS15,310.26	+85.1%
Average			+18.5%

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pay 14.4% more for housing

	Russia	Argentina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.47 RUB700.03	$25.92 ARS39,335.65	+205.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$496.53 RUB41,028.91	$568.71 ARS863K	+14.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$335.29 RUB27,705.54	$366.42 ARS556K	+9.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$92.30 RUB7,626.55	$85.62 ARS130K	-7.2%
Average			+14.4%

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pay 35.9% less for childcare

	Russia	Argentina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$402.75 RUB33,279.52	$287.55 ARS436K	-28.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,958.40 RUB823K	$5,737.30 ARS9M	-42.4%
Average			-35.9%

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pay 25.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Russia	Argentina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 RUB170.10	$3.92 ARS5,944.74	+90.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.73 RUB225.71	$3.46 ARS5,245.73	+26.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.85 RUB235.62	$3.51 ARS5,321.19	+23.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.43 RUB3,092.83	$35.09 ARS53,250.53	-6.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.26 RUB517.18	$7.61 ARS11,544.83	+21.5%
Average			+25.7%

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pay 12.6% more for clothing

	Russia	Argentina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.60 RUB6,907.85	$103.07 ARS156K	+23.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.20 RUB4,561.14	$74.35 ARS113K	+34.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.97 RUB10,408.90	$118.50 ARS180K	-5.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.42 RUB9,206.92	$114.48 ARS174K	+2.7%
Average			+12.6%

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