Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 43.2% cheaper than Texas.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Texas, you would:
pay 48.2% less for restaurants
Texas
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.50
|
$6.95
$6,027.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
|
$4.91
$4,259.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
|
$1.18
$1,019.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
|
$0.81
$705.22
|
|
pay 53.6% less for groceries
Texas
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
|
$1.16
$1,004.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
|
$3.30
$2,859.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
|
$3.02
$2,615.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
|
$1.48
$1,282.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.98
|
$1.86
$1,614.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$0.70
$609.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
$0.61
$526.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$0.48
$413.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
|
$0.61
$532.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$0.31
$272.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
|
$0.37
$322.18
|
|
pay 21.1% less for transportation
Texas
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$3.41
$2,954.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.21
|
$19.26
$16,694.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,909.84
|
$24,101.65
$20,890,104.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.11
|
$8.86
$7,675.35
|
|
pay 76.6% less for housing
Texas
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.26
|
$21.98
$19,047.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,311.15
|
$237.02
$205,436.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,059.56
|
$180.77
$156,683.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.47
|
$38.32
$33,210.48
|
|
pay 73.5% less for childcare
Texas
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$969.04
|
$116.37
$100,861.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,614.33
|
$4,756.21
$4,122,442.84
|
|
pay 58.1% less for entertainment and sports
Texas
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
|
$1.80
$1,560.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
|
$1.63
$1,415.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
|
$1.91
$1,656.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.42
|
$22.57
$19,563.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.69
|
$4.09
$3,544.25
|
|
pay 28.4% more for clothing
Texas
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
|
$59.01
$51,149.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.07
|
$50.10
$43,424.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.10
|
$112.10
$97,159.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.97
|
$88.63
$76,816.51
|
|
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