Argentina vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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Argentina India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$851
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2072
$1001
🏠 One person rent
$330
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$540
$277
🍽️ Food expenses
$365
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$45.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$685
$334
💸 GDP per capita
$13858
$2697
😃 Human freedom index
6.93
6.26
❤️ Life expectancy
77.4
72
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
38
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
15.8%
🎓 Higher education
82
73
😀 Quality of life
57
44
🏙️ Population
45.7M
1.45B

The average cost of living in Argentina ($851) is 101% more expensive than in India ($424). Argentina ranked 121st vs 191st for India 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 0.8 months in India. Ranked 74th and 118th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Argentina vs India

We calculate prices for Argentina and India as a population-weighted mean of 123 and 220 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 India
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$3.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.2
$14.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.73
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$2.11
 Cappuccino
$3.06
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$681
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.1
$26.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.5
$41.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$7.85
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
39.42%
9.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$1880
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1448
$979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$3.22
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.53
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.22
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.15
$8.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.38
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.5
$17.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.15
$3.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.96
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$45.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$266
$70.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3359
$2014

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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 India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$489
26.5M
Bangalore
$524
12.3M
Mumbai
$705
15.4M
Pune
$517
5.95M
Hyderabad
$470
9.31M
Ahmedabad
$442
7.65M
Chennai
$437
6.6M
Surat
$705
5.94M
Kolkata
$366
4.5M
Kanpur
$320
3.07M
Lucknow
$339
3.38M
Thane
$487
1.89M
Ghaziabad
$372
2.38M
Jaipur
$387
3.07M
Agra
$388
1.59M
Nashik
$350
1.49M
Kalyan
$399
1.25M
Faridabad
$383
1.4M
Navi Mumbai
$503
1.12M
Meerut
$350
1.31M
Vadodara
$374
2.07M
Nagpur
$545
2.41M
Mysore
$346
1.27M
Indore
$361
1.99M
Allahabad
$300
1.54M
Ludhiana
$421
1.62M
Vijayawada
$339
1.05M
Bhopal
$366
1.8M
Jodhpur
$322
1.7M
Aurangabad
$349
1.18M