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Argentina vs. Yemen Cost of Living Summary

Argentina is 25.2% more expensive than Yemen overall.

Restaurants: pay 40.8% more in Argentina
Groceries: pay 23.3% less in Argentina
Transportation: pay 32.0% less in Argentina
Housing: pay 19.9% more in Argentina
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Argentina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.5% less in Argentina
Clothing: pay 33.6% more in Argentina

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

Argentina vs. Yemen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.8% more for restaurants

	Yemen	Argentina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.57 YER1,805	$11.34 ARS16,398.33	+49.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.77 YER2,328	$9.04 ARS13,080.64	-7.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.41 YER335	$1.76 ARS2,539.50	+25.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 YER174	$1.42 ARS2,060.90	+95.7%
Average			+40.8%

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pay 23.3% less for groceries

	Yemen	Argentina
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 YER341	$1.96 ARS2,828.30	+36.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 YER1,006	$5.26 ARS7,602.90	+24.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.19 YER2,190	$5.01 ARS7,239.43	-45.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 YER1,254	$2.36 ARS3,411.96	-55.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.83 YER1,152	$3.01 ARS4,356.84	-37.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.51 YER598	$1.03 ARS1,489.58	-58.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 YER194	$0.91 ARS1,311.43	+11.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.82 YER433	$0.64 ARS918.92	-65.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 YER244	$1.22 ARS1,759.09	+18.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 YER231	$0.53 ARS766.60	-45.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 YER206	$0.52 ARS747.37	-40.3%
Average			-23.3%

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pay 32.0% less for transportation

	Yemen	Argentina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$10.62 YER2,531	$4.12 ARS5,959.44	-61.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.08 YER19,088	$23.10 ARS33,411.22	-71.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,715.42 YER3,984,120	$27,600.00 ARS39,919,901.70	+65.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.63 YER6,825	$11.28 ARS16,320.50	-60.6%
Average			-32.0%

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pay 19.9% more for housing

	Yemen	Argentina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.76 YER18,534	$24.35 ARS35,223.12	-68.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$232.18 YER55,340	$389.68 ARS563,615.91	+67.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.92 YER39,546	$297.74 ARS430,644.43	+79.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.78 YER13,773	$58.36 ARS84,407.07	+1.0%
Average			+19.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Yemen	Argentina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$77.38 YER18,443	$268.88 ARS388,903.71	+247.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,249.75 YER536,229	$3,376.06 ARS4,883,046.49	+50.1%
Average			+148.8%

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pay 11.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Yemen	Argentina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 YER544	$2.55 ARS3,692.80	+11.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 YER824	$3.16 ARS4,571.51	-8.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.66 YER1,111	$3.29 ARS4,756.76	-29.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.76 YER15,674	$32.30 ARS46,717.74	-50.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.64 YER1,344	$6.74 ARS9,742.23	+19.5%
Average			-11.5%

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pay 33.6% more for clothing

	Yemen	Argentina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.93 YER12,616	$89.61 ARS129,604.40	+69.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$112.92 YER26,915	$79.61 ARS115,148.16	-29.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.22 YER17,929	$115.13 ARS166,513.96	+53.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.60 YER18,735	$111.12 ARS160,717.92	+41.4%
Average			+33.6%

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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: December 2025

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