Argentina vs Australia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Argentina Australia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$851
$2241
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2072
$5240
🏠 One person rent
$330
$1321
🏘️ Family rent
$540
$2189
🍽️ Food expenses
$365
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$685
$3826
💸 GDP per capita
$13858
$64407
😃 Human freedom index
6.93
8.8
❤️ Life expectancy
77.4
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
77
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
92.8%
🎓 Higher education
82
98
😀 Quality of life
57
94
🏙️ Population
45.7M
27.2M

The average cost of living in Argentina ($851) is 62% less expensive than in Australia ($2241). Argentina ranked 121st vs 13th for Australia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Argentina compared to 1.7 months in Australia. Ranked 74th and 5th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Argentina vs Australia

We calculate prices for Argentina and Australia as a population-weighted mean of 123 and 64 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Argentina Australia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.2
$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.73
$9.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$7.36
 Cappuccino
$3.06
$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$1490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$1089
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$681
$2729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$1844
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.1
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.5
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$49.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
39.42%
6.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$8230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1448
$5761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$93.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$19.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.53
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.22
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.15
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$4.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$25.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.38
$7.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$5.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.5
$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.15
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.96
$20.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$266
$1786
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3359
$16550

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Argentina

City Cost of living Population
Buenos Aires
$1139
3.12M
Cordoba
$1049
1.33M
Rosario
$789
1.19M
Salta
$841
535K
San Miguel de Tucuman
$633
606K
Lanus
$879
459K
Mar del Plata
$780
593K
Santiago del Estero
$667
430K
Bahia Blanca
$1029
299K
San Salvador de Jujuy
$562
322K
Santa Fe
$802
406K
San Juan
$578
471K
Corrientes
$610
353K
Neuquen
$1337
289K
Quilmes
$590
262K
Merlo
$947
244K
Tandil
$800
150K
Gregorio de Laferrere
$951
248K
Jose C. Paz
$906
217K
Gonzalez Catan
$935
238K
Resistencia
$401
299K
Posadas
$370
276K
Las Heras
$877
204K
Parana
$761
248K
Godoy Cruz
$877
191K
Isidro Casanova
$980
191K
Comodoro Rivadavia
$729
201K
Moreno
$918
172K
Formosa
$410
222K
Berazategui
$710
181K

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2640
5.45M
Melbourne
$2308
5.35M
Brisbane
$2065
2.71M
Perth
$2338
2.14M
Adelaide
$2117
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2297
608K
Canberra
$2019
381K
Wollongong
$1580
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1697
284K
Ipswich
$1662
233K
Townsville
$1683
174K
Hobart
$2127
197K
Geelong
$2058
180K
Newcastle
$1839
153K
Darwin
$1647
140K
Cairns
$1513
147K
Ballarat
$1464
116K
Bunbury
$1701
75.2K
Bendigo
$1362
103K
Toowoomba
$1639
108K
Launceston
$1660
80.9K
Melton
$1738
76.3K
Coffs Harbour
$1988
74.2K
Rockhampton
$1482
63.2K
Pakenham
$1725
54.1K
Tarneit
$1673
56.4K
Hervey Bay
$1712
57.7K
Berwick
$1706
50.3K
Blacktown
$1599
51K
Orange
$1364
41.2K