Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 45.5% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Argentina instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 42.4% less for restaurants
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United Kingdom
|
Argentina
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.56
|
$6.95
$2,486.42
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.92
|
$4.91
$1,757.33
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.46
|
$1.18
$420.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$0.81
$290.93
|
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pay 32.4% less for groceries
|
United Kingdom
|
Argentina
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£0.99
|
$1.16
$414.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.86
|
$3.30
$1,179.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.71
|
$3.02
$1,079.15
|
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.05
|
$1.48
$529.14
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.51
|
$1.86
$665.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.83
|
$0.70
$251.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.61
$217.38
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$0.48
$170.66
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.93
|
$0.61
$219.51
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.31
$112.35
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.37
$132.91
|
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pay 45.9% less for transportation
|
United Kingdom
|
Argentina
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.80
|
$3.41
$1,218.75
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£72.72
|
$19.26
$6,887.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,225.55
|
$24,101.65
$8,618,147.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£12.93
|
$8.86
$3,166.44
|
|
pay 69.2% less for housing
|
United Kingdom
|
Argentina
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£29.94
|
$21.98
$7,858.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£835.68
|
$237.02
$84,752.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£663.59
|
$180.77
$64,639.12
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£145.46
|
$38.32
$13,700.88
|
|
pay 80.8% less for childcare
|
United Kingdom
|
Argentina
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£941.46
|
$116.37
$41,610.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,135.25
|
$4,756.21
$1,700,700.89
|
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pay 63.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Kingdom
|
Argentina
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.93
|
$1.80
$643.58
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.85
|
$1.63
$584.14
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.76
|
$1.91
$683.35
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.15
|
$22.57
$8,070.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.50
|
$4.09
$1,462.17
|
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pay 15.6% more for clothing
|
United Kingdom
|
Argentina
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£58.52
|
$59.01
$21,101.59
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.16
|
$50.10
$17,914.54
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.10
|
$112.10
$40,083.01
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.15
|
$88.63
$31,690.41
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