Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 18.8% cheaper than Taiwan.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 42.0% more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.79
NT$122.84
|
$7.30
ARS6,564.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
NT$154.17
|
$5.48
ARS4,927.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
NT$31.64
|
$1.16
ARS1,042.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
NT$20.72
|
$0.90
ARS812.64
|
|
pay 49.4% less for groceries
Taiwan
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
NT$59.25
|
$1.28
ARS1,154.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.72
NT$250.29
|
$3.38
ARS3,037.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.17
NT$362.16
|
$3.48
ARS3,131.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.76
NT$89.43
|
$1.56
ARS1,407.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
NT$107.40
|
$2.03
ARS1,826.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.50
|
$0.77
ARS695.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.85
|
$0.69
ARS623.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.16
|
$0.55
ARS495.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
NT$46.30
|
$0.65
ARS583.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.23
|
$0.36
ARS321.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
NT$31.86
|
$0.36
ARS321.08
|
|
pay 21.3% less for transportation
Taiwan
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
NT$117.05
|
$3.48
ARS3,131.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.97
NT$1,230.63
|
$18.58
ARS16,706.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,040.82
NT$1,038,404.53
|
$24,409.10
ARS21,949,895.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.01
NT$291.95
|
$8.41
ARS7,562.82
|
|
pay 27.7% less for housing
Taiwan
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.06
NT$650.26
|
$18.92
ARS17,009.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$385.85
NT$12,504.84
|
$254.53
ARS228,884.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.82
NT$8,809.28
|
$191.20
ARS171,940.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.08
NT$2,012.00
|
$36.37
ARS32,709.88
|
|
pay 68.8% less for childcare
Taiwan
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.29
NT$13,653.59
|
$144.96
ARS130,355.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,282.51
NT$462,878.85
|
$3,988.68
ARS3,586,818.15
|
|
pay 33.6% less for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
NT$54.69
|
$1.79
ARS1,612.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.68
NT$86.93
|
$1.85
ARS1,659.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
NT$119.83
|
$1.92
ARS1,726.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.15
NT$1,106.72
|
$19.65
ARS17,670.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.15
NT$296.56
|
$4.34
ARS3,904.76
|
|
pay 27.4% more for clothing
Taiwan
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.20
NT$2,210.39
|
$59.90
ARS53,869.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.88
NT$935.94
|
$54.50
ARS49,009.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.64
NT$2,516.25
|
$106.78
ARS96,019.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.18
NT$3,117.12
|
$91.91
ARS82,652.54
|
|
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