Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 34.8% cheaper than Timor-Leste.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
pay 16.9% less for restaurants
Timor-Leste
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$7.30
ARS7,187.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.75
|
$5.48
ARS5,395.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$1.16
ARS1,140.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
|
$0.90
ARS889.75
|
|
pay 39.1% less for groceries
Timor-Leste
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
|
$1.28
ARS1,263.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$3.38
ARS3,325.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
|
$3.48
ARS3,428.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
|
$1.56
ARS1,540.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.86
|
$2.03
ARS1,999.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$0.77
ARS761.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
|
$0.69
ARS683.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$0.55
ARS542.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$0.65
ARS639.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
|
$0.36
ARS351.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
|
$0.36
ARS351.54
|
|
pay 45.6% less for transportation
Timor-Leste
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
|
$3.48
ARS3,428.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$18.58
ARS18,292.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,409.10
ARS24,032,589.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.00
|
$8.41
ARS8,280.41
|
|
pay 72.9% less for housing
Timor-Leste
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$18.92
ARS18,623.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.00
|
$254.53
ARS250,601.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$875.00
|
$191.20
ARS188,255.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.96
|
$36.37
ARS35,813.53
|
|
pay 59.5% less for childcare
Timor-Leste
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$333.33
|
$144.96
ARS142,724.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,666.67
|
$3,988.68
ARS3,927,149.80
|
|
pay 41.2% less for entertainment and sports
Timor-Leste
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
|
$1.79
ARS1,765.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
|
$1.85
ARS1,817.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
|
$1.92
ARS1,890.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
|
$19.65
ARS19,346.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
|
$4.34
ARS4,275.26
|
|
pay 31.9% more for clothing
Timor-Leste
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.25
|
$59.90
ARS58,980.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$54.50
ARS53,659.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.75
|
$106.78
ARS105,130.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.67
|
$91.91
ARS90,494.94
|
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