Argentina vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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Argentina India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$590
$435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1512
$1095
🏠 One person rent
$232
$180
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$372
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.4
$47.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$633
💸 GDP per capita
$13686
$2389
😃 Human freedom index
6.99
6.3
❤️ Life expectancy
75.4
67.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
40
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
10.6%
🎓 Higher education
82
74
😀 Quality of life
53
43
🏙️ Population
47.3M
1.33B

The average cost of living in Argentina ($590) is 36% more expensive than in India ($435). Argentina ranked 155th vs 188th 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 1.5 months in India. Ranked 75th and 109th 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
$7.02
$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6
$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.2
 Cappuccino
$1.98
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$471
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$43.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$8.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.25%
8.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2299
$1868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1404
$924
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$3.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$5.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.91
$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.08
$2.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.56
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.2
$11.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$2.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$28
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$47.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$67.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4864
$1857

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Argentina

City Cost of living Population
Buenos Aires
$782
3.12M
Cordoba
$608
1.33M
Rosario
$535
1.19M
San Miguel de Tucuman
$648
606K
Santa Fe
$582
406K
Salta
$558
535K
Mar del Plata
$553
593K
Lanus
$566
459K
Quilmes
$506
262K
Merlo
$614
244K
Gregorio de Laferrere
$607
248K
Gonzalez Catan
$605
238K
San Salvador de Jujuy
$561
322K
Corrientes
$610
353K
Isidro Casanova
$626
191K
San Juan
$609
471K
Jose C. Paz
$563
217K
Santiago del Estero
$452
430K
Rafael Castillo
$618
148K
Moreno
$588
172K
Berazategui
$523
181K
Posadas
$512
276K
Bahia Blanca
$530
299K
Rio Cuarto
$316
157K
Moron
$657
99.1K
San Justo
$620
137K
Ramos Mejia
$637
120K
Virrey del Pino
$584
156K
Resistencia
$462
292K
Neuquen
$847
231K

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$484
26.5M
Bangalore
$606
12.3M
Mumbai
$697
15.4M
Hyderabad
$465
9.31M
Chennai
$429
10.3M
Pune
$493
5.95M
Ahmedabad
$601
7.65M
Surat
$644
5.94M
Kolkata
$366
4.5M
Kanpur
$401
3.81M
Lucknow
$374
3.38M
Jaipur
$393
3.07M
Thane
$516
1.89M
Visakhapatnam
$550
2.04M
Nagpur
$394
2.41M
Mirzapur
$365
2.5M
Indore
$347
1.99M
Mysore
$333
1.26M
Nashik
$320
1.49M
Navi Mumbai
$482
1.12M
Vadodara
$355
2.07M
Gurgaon
$498
877K
Ghaziabad
$395
2.38M
Kalyan
$343
1.25M
Agra
$390
1.59M
Madurai
$334
1.56M
Bhopal
$320
1.8M
Meerut
$317
1.31M
Bilaspur
$289
1.63M
Chandigarh
$389
1.06M