Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 53.5% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Israel, you would:
pay 59.0% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.66
₪69.41
|
$7.30
ARS6,538.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.78
₪54.98
|
$5.48
ARS4,908.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
₪9.55
|
$1.16
ARS1,037.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
₪7.88
|
$0.90
ARS809.48
|
|
pay 41.7% less for groceries
Israel
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
₪8.43
|
$1.28
ARS1,149.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.89
₪25.64
|
$3.38
ARS3,025.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
₪24.56
|
$3.48
ARS3,119.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
₪13.79
|
$1.56
ARS1,401.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
₪16.48
|
$2.03
ARS1,819.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
₪5.11
|
$0.77
ARS692.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
₪3.47
|
$0.69
ARS621.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.92
|
$0.55
ARS493.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
₪3.12
|
$0.65
ARS581.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
₪2.27
|
$0.36
ARS319.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
₪2.30
|
$0.36
ARS319.83
|
|
pay 47.9% less for transportation
Israel
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
₪26.93
|
$3.48
ARS3,119.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.77
₪203.70
|
$18.58
ARS16,641.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,392.11
₪142,797.16
|
$24,409.10
ARS21,864,451.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.38
₪49.76
|
$8.41
ARS7,533.38
|
|
pay 65.0% less for housing
Israel
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.60
₪98.95
|
$18.92
ARS16,943.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.65
₪3,695.81
|
$254.53
ARS227,993.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$858.83
₪3,194.37
|
$191.20
ARS171,271.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.67
₪645.97
|
$36.37
ARS32,582.55
|
|
pay 74.2% less for childcare
Israel
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$870.80
₪3,238.88
|
$144.96
ARS129,848.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,400.36
₪42,402.95
|
$3,988.68
ARS3,572,855.74
|
|
pay 67.9% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.84
₪29.17
|
$1.79
ARS1,606.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
₪13.50
|
$1.85
ARS1,653.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.56
₪35.54
|
$1.92
ARS1,720.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.58
₪243.94
|
$19.65
ARS17,601.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.89
₪44.24
|
$4.34
ARS3,889.56
|
|
pay 18.6% less for clothing
Israel
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.40
₪328.81
|
$59.90
ARS53,659.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.67
₪214.52
|
$54.50
ARS48,818.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.82
₪427.07
|
$106.78
ARS95,646.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.62
₪485.85
|
$91.91
ARS82,330.80
|
|
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