Argentina vs Indonesia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Argentina Indonesia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$835
$586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2100
$1510
🏠 One person rent
$321
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$581
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$42.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$561
$336
💸 GDP per capita
$14187
$4876
😃 Human freedom index
6.93
6.82
❤️ Life expectancy
76.1
68.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
37
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
30.8%
🎓 Higher education
82
74
😀 Quality of life
52
43
🏙️ Population
47.3M
275M

The average cost of living in Argentina ($835) is 42% more expensive than in Indonesia ($586). Argentina ranked 112th vs 166th for Indonesia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Argentina compared to 0.6 months in Indonesia. Ranked 75th and 100th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Argentina vs Indonesia

We calculate prices for Argentina and Indonesia as a population-weighted mean of 123 and 82 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 Indonesia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.22
$3.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$2.71
 Cappuccino
$2.99
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$42.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.9
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
39.18%
9.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2398
$1285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$871
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.54
$4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$8.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.71
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.99
$20.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.6
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.86
$2.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$1.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.3
$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.07
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.37
$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.8
$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$71
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3963
$7083

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Argentina

City Cost of living Population
Buenos Aires
$1130
3.12M
Cordoba
$926
1.33M
Rosario
$699
1.19M
Mar del Plata
$847
593K
Lanus
$979
459K
San Miguel de Tucuman
$661
606K
Santa Fe
$737
406K
Santiago del Estero
$693
430K
Salta
$1121
535K
Merlo
$928
244K
Jose C. Paz
$915
217K
Quilmes
$552
262K
Resistencia
$429
299K
Gregorio de Laferrere
$925
248K
Bahia Blanca
$841
299K
Gonzalez Catan
$920
238K
San Juan
$768
471K
Parana
$823
248K
Las Heras
$815
204K
Godoy Cruz
$812
191K
Isidro Casanova
$940
191K
Moreno
$913
172K
San Salvador de Jujuy
$729
322K
Neuquen
$895
289K
Berazategui
$853
181K
La Plata
$803
193K
Posadas
$397
276K
Rio Cuarto
$731
200K
Ezeiza
$889
160K
Virrey del Pino
$899
156K

In Indonesia

City Cost of living Population
Jakarta
$701
10.6M
Bali
$1267
4.36M
Bekasi
$518
2.38M
Depok
$385
2.33M
Surabaya
$549
3.01M
Bandung
$545
2.88M
Tangerang
$558
2.24M
South Tangerang
$536
1.64M
Medan
$481
2.11M
Batam
$539
1.2M
Palembang
$395
1.54M
Bogor
$513
982K
Semarang
$493
1.62M
Makassar
$525
1.34M
Pekanbaru
$542
983K
Samarinda
$580
831K
Padang
$883
909K
Cilacap
$474
1.17M
Bandar Lampung
$374
1.17M
Denpasar
$497
670K
Pontianak
$427
681K
Serang
$492
613K
Malang
$365
866K
Cimahi
$500
587K
Jambi
$458
612K
Banjarmasin
$469
662K
Cilegon
$488
388K
Balikpapan
$606
598K
Tasikmalaya
$373
678K
Kupang
$509
467K