Argentina vs Hungary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Argentina Hungary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$851
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2072
$2712
🏠 One person rent
$330
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$540
$934
🍽️ Food expenses
$365
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$75.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$685
$1287
💸 GDP per capita
$13858
$23311
😃 Human freedom index
6.93
7.44
❤️ Life expectancy
77.4
76.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
41
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
25.3%
🎓 Higher education
82
81
😀 Quality of life
57
69
🏙️ Population
45.7M
9.56M

The average cost of living in Argentina ($851) is 24% less expensive than in Hungary ($1121). Argentina ranked 121st vs 79th for Hungary 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 1.1 months in Hungary. Ranked 74th and 49th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Argentina vs Hungary

We calculate prices for Argentina and Hungary as a population-weighted mean of 123 and 33 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 Hungary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.2
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.73
$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$3.06
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$548
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$681
$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$762
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.1
$88.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.5
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$21.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
39.42%
7.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$3671
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1448
$2636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$13.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.53
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.22
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.15
$6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$7.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.38
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.5
$51.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.15
$8.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$51.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.96
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$86.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$266
$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3359
$9660

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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 Hungary

City Cost of living Population
Budapest
$1377
1.69M
Debrecen
$1058
202K
Szeged
$934
158K
Nyiregyhaza
$735
115K
Gyor
$861
130K
Miskolc
$913
144K
Szekesfehervar
$884
96K
Pecs
$1033
140K
Kecskemet
$895
109K
Szombathely
$823
77.8K
Sopron
$1052
61.6K
Erd
$936
71.3K
Budafok-Teteny
$1089
56.5K
Eger
$949
49.5K
Veszprem
$973
56K
Szolnok
$806
66.4K
Tatabanya
$943
65.9K
Kaposvar
$802
58.8K
Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
40.1K
Dunaujvaros
$823
41.4K
Vac
$1070
34K
Dunakeszi
$1081
42.7K
Bekescsaba
$864
54.5K
Nagykanizsa
$817
42.5K
Mosonmagyarovar
$917
34.2K
Zalaegerszeg
$845
55.2K
Cegled
$1002
36.4K
Godollo
$1059
32.5K
Hodmezovasarhely
$808
41.8K
Salgotarjan
$971
30.9K