Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 35.0% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Spain, you would:
pay 42.3% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.56
|
$6.95
ARS6,106.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.86
|
$4.91
ARS4,316.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$1.18
ARS1,033.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.30
|
$0.81
ARS714.57
|
|
pay 34.2% less for groceries
Spain
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.16
ARS1,017.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.32
|
$3.30
ARS2,897.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.29
|
$3.02
ARS2,650.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.19
|
$1.48
ARS1,299.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.89
|
$1.86
ARS1,635.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.70
ARS617.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.61
ARS533.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.48
ARS419.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.61
ARS539.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.31
ARS275.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.37
ARS326.45
|
|
pay 34.8% less for transportation
Spain
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.20
|
$3.41
ARS2,993.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.00
|
$19.26
ARS16,915.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,619.80
|
$24,101.65
ARS21,167,088.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.13
|
$8.86
ARS7,777.11
|
|
pay 61.1% less for housing
Spain
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€37.72
|
$21.98
ARS19,300.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€647.71
|
$237.02
ARS208,160.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€529.95
|
$180.77
ARS158,760.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€99.17
|
$38.32
ARS33,650.82
|
|
pay 50.7% less for childcare
Spain
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€318.02
|
$116.37
ARS102,199.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,842.34
|
$4,756.21
ARS4,177,102.67
|
|
pay 41.8% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.47
|
$1.80
ARS1,580.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.72
|
$1.63
ARS1,434.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.15
|
$1.91
ARS1,678.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.24
|
$22.57
ARS19,822.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.82
|
$4.09
ARS3,591.25
|
|
pay 19.9% more for clothing
Spain
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€68.33
|
$59.01
ARS51,827.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.67
|
$50.10
ARS44,000.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.04
|
$112.10
ARS98,448.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€84.83
|
$88.63
ARS77,835.03
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Argentina or Spain. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.