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Argentina vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Argentina is 2.0 times more expensive than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 94.4% more in Argentina
Groceries: pay 84.5% more in Argentina
Transportation: pay 33.8% more in Argentina
Housing: pay 54.5% more in Argentina
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Argentina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 87.6% more in Argentina
Clothing: pay 97.1% more in Argentina

The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing in Argentina are more expensive than in Syria. Notably, childcare, clothing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Argentina.

Argentina vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 94.4% more for restaurants

	Syria	Argentina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.33 SYP69,344	$11.34 ARS16,100.13	+112.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.50 SYP58,509	$9.04 ARS12,842.77	+101.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 SYP14,747	$1.76 ARS2,493.32	+54.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 SYP8,862	$1.42 ARS2,023.42	+109.1%
Average			+94.4%

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pay 84.5% more for groceries

	Syria	Argentina
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 SYP8,333	$1.96 ARS2,776.87	+205.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.85 SYP24,087	$5.26 ARS7,464.64	+183.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.81 SYP49,537	$5.01 ARS7,107.79	+31.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 SYP25,252	$2.36 ARS3,349.92	+21.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 SYP40,163	$3.01 ARS4,277.61	-2.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.63 SYP8,224	$1.03 ARS1,462.50	+62.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 SYP10,067	$0.91 ARS1,287.58	+17.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 SYP7,896	$0.64 ARS902.21	+4.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 SYP4,046	$1.22 ARS1,727.10	+290.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 SYP4,002	$0.53 ARS752.66	+72.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 SYP4,700	$0.52 ARS733.78	+42.9%
Average			+84.5%

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pay 33.8% more for transportation

	Syria	Argentina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.09 SYP105K	$4.12 ARS5,851.07	-49.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 SYP130K	$23.10 ARS32,803.65	+131.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,287.91 SYP251M	$27,600.00 ARS39M	+43.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.24 SYP133K	$11.28 ARS16,023.72	+10.2%
Average			+33.8%

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pay 54.5% more for housing

	Syria	Argentina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.76 SYP530K	$24.35 ARS34,582.59	-40.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$193.35 SYP3M	$389.68 ARS553K	+101.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$112.97 SYP1M	$297.74 ARS423K	+163.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.74 SYP816K	$58.36 ARS82,872.15	-7.0%
Average			+54.5%

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Syria	Argentina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$46.24 SYP601K	$268.88 ARS382K	+481.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,185.71 SYP28M	$3,376.06 ARS5M	+54.5%
Average			+268.0%

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pay 87.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Argentina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 SYP50,556	$2.55 ARS3,625.64	-34.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.30 SYP16,874	$3.16 ARS4,488.38	+143.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.08 SYP40,090	$3.29 ARS4,670.26	+6.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.64 SYP177K	$32.30 ARS45,868.19	+136.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.36 SYP30,671	$6.74 ARS9,565.07	+185.5%
Average			+87.6%

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pay 97.1% more for clothing

	Syria	Argentina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.17 SYP392K	$89.61 ARS127K	+197.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.77 SYP556K	$79.61 ARS113K	+86.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.57 SYP918K	$115.13 ARS163K	+63.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.17 SYP1M	$111.12 ARS158K	+42.1%
Average			+97.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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