Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Argentina

Argentina vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary

Argentina is 9.2% more expensive than Taiwan overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Argentina
Groceries: pay 36.0% less in Argentina
Transportation: pay 4.9% less in Argentina
Housing: pay 26.0% more in Argentina
Childcare: pay 58.1% less in Argentina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.7% more in Argentina
Clothing: pay 63.6% more in Argentina

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

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Argentina vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Taiwan	Argentina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 NT$136.94	$14.88 ARS22,584.70	+247.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.99 NT$159.58	$12.57 ARS19,080.04	+151.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 NT$30.41	$2.00 ARS3,030.02	+109.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.68	$1.66 ARS2,520.28	+156.6%
Average			+186.3%

Taiwan vs. Argentina - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.0% less for groceries

	Taiwan	Argentina
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 NT$55.75	$2.14 ARS3,247.93	+22.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.75 NT$343.72	$5.25 ARS7,961.49	-51.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.29 NT$360.84	$4.93 ARS7,484.99	-56.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.49 NT$79.71	$2.57 ARS3,894.17	+2.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.71 NT$118.68	$3.38 ARS5,126.38	-9.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.94 NT$61.93	$1.07 ARS1,629.46	-44.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 NT$36.09	$0.95 ARS1,434.39	-16.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 NT$43.50	$0.62 ARS935.03	-54.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 NT$46.48	$1.10 ARS1,673.58	-24.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.32	$0.46 ARS700.17	-57.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 NT$30.56	$0.43 ARS645.90	-55.5%
Average			-36.0%

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pay 4.9% less for transportation

	Taiwan	Argentina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.85 NT$123.03	$4.55 ARS6,900.83	+18.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.67 NT$1,108.01	$27.12 ARS41,171.26	-21.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,963.14 NT$1M	$26,569.33 ARS40M	-19.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 NT$271.68	$10.09 ARS15,311.11	+18.7%
Average			-4.9%

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pay 26.0% more for housing

	Taiwan	Argentina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.08 NT$673.70	$25.92 ARS39,337.83	+23.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.93 NT$14,796.00	$568.71 ARS863K	+22.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$291.17 NT$9,306.13	$366.42 ARS556K	+25.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.73 NT$2,004.80	$85.62 ARS130K	+36.5%
Average			+26.0%

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pay 58.1% less for childcare

	Taiwan	Argentina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$537.84 NT$17,189.98	$287.55 ARS436K	-46.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,498.18 NT$559K	$5,737.30 ARS9M	-67.2%
Average			-58.1%

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pay 9.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Taiwan	Argentina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 NT$58.32	$3.92 ARS5,945.07	+114.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 NT$90.51	$3.46 ARS5,246.02	+22.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.03 NT$128.75	$3.51 ARS5,321.49	-13.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.82 NT$1,208.82	$35.09 ARS53,253.49	-7.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.97 NT$318.70	$7.61 ARS11,545.47	-23.7%
Average			+9.7%

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pay 63.6% more for clothing

	Taiwan	Argentina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.97 NT$1,948.76	$103.07 ARS156K	+69.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.64 NT$1,043.09	$74.35 ARS113K	+127.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.55 NT$2,510.61	$118.50 ARS180K	+50.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.75 NT$2,964.27	$114.48 ARS174K	+23.4%
Average			+63.6%

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