Argentina vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

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Argentina Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$835
$1427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2100
$3478
🏠 One person rent
$321
$713
🏘️ Family rent
$581
$1249
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$480
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$94.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$561
$1682
💸 GDP per capita
$14187
$39003
😃 Human freedom index
6.93
8.26
❤️ Life expectancy
76.1
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
54
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
13.6%
🎓 Higher education
82
92
😀 Quality of life
52
77
🏙️ Population
47.3M
58.9M

The average cost of living in Argentina ($835) is 42% less expensive than in Italy ($1427). Argentina ranked 112th vs 36th for Italy 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 1.2 months in Italy. Ranked 75th and 36th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Argentina vs Italy

We calculate prices for Argentina and Italy as a population-weighted mean of 123 and 148 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 Italy
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.22
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$5.13
 Cappuccino
$2.99
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$726
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$526
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$1388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$950
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.9
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
39.18%
4.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2398
$4184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$2409
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.54
$19.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.71
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.99
$6.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.6
$6.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.86
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.3
$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.07
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.37
$15.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.8
$78.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3963
$10713

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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 Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1718
2.75M
Milan
$2022
1.35M
Turin
$1424
842K
Naples
$1396
913K
Genoa
$1470
559K
Palermo
$1137
630K
Bologna
$1555
388K
Florence
$1601
361K
Bari
$1337
316K
Catania
$1161
312K
Venice
$1522
250K
Verona
$1459
256K
Prato
$1423
196K
Padua
$1581
206K
Messina
$1130
219K
Parma
$1403
197K
Brescia
$1410
196K
Trieste
$1421
198K
Modena
$1506
184K
Reggio Emilia
$1323
170K
Taranto
$1033
188K
Rimini
$1390
149K
Ravenna
$1216
156K
Perugia
$1100
162K
Bergamo
$1450
120K
Foggia
$1161
145K
Trento
$1509
118K
Forli
$1485
116K
Monza
$1586
122K
Cagliari
$1455
148K