Argentina vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

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Argentina Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$563
$1423
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1412
$3491
🏠 One person rent
$234
$710
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$1265
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$478
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$94.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$1686
💸 GDP per capita
$13651
$34776
😃 Human freedom index
6.85
7.95
❤️ Life expectancy
75.4
82.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
56
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
28.5%
🎓 Higher education
82
92
😀 Quality of life
53
78
🏙️ Population
47.3M
60.3M

The average cost of living in Argentina ($563) is 60% less expensive than in Italy ($1423). Argentina ranked 163rd 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 0.8 months in Argentina compared to 1.2 months in Italy. Ranked 78th and 32nd 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
$6.29
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$60.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$5.17
 Cappuccino
$1.78
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$729
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$1424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$946
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.1
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
30.92%
4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2264
$4411
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1376
$2517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$38.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.67
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.4
$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$6.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.43
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.87
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$91.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.53
$15.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5264
$10263

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Argentina

City Cost of living Population
Buenos Aires
$791
3.12M
Cordoba
$621
1.33M
Rosario
$462
1.19M
San Miguel de Tucuman
$485
606K
Santa Fe
$505
406K
Salta
$538
535K
Lanus
$657
459K
Mar del Plata
$489
593K
Quilmes
$705
262K
Merlo
$623
244K
Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
248K
Gonzalez Catan
$623
238K
San Juan
$680
471K
Isidro Casanova
$639
191K
San Salvador de Jujuy
$540
322K
Corrientes
$523
353K
Santiago del Estero
$298
430K
Rafael Castillo
$629
148K
Berazategui
$679
181K
Moreno
$604
172K
Posadas
$340
276K
Bahia Blanca
$436
299K
Jose C. Paz
$581
217K
Rio Cuarto
$440
157K
San Justo
$642
137K
Moron
$665
99.1K
Ramos Mejia
$650
120K
Virrey del Pino
$605
156K
La Plata
$465
193K
Ezeiza
$597
160K

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1697
2.87M
Milan
$2074
1.37M
Turin
$1369
871K
Naples
$1337
966K
Genoa
$1450
559K
Palermo
$1150
668K
Bologna
$1602
393K
Florence
$1619
381K
Bari
$1324
323K
Verona
$1400
257K
Venice
$1438
255K
Catania
$1163
312K
Prato
$1443
193K
Messina
$1122
234K
Padua
$1593
210K
Trieste
$1279
204K
Brescia
$1472
197K
Parma
$1440
196K
Modena
$1550
185K
Reggio Emilia
$1341
172K
Livorno
$1383
158K
Latina
$1049
126K
Foggia
$1136
147K
Rimini
$1466
149K
Perugia
$1056
166K
Taranto
$1121
198K
Ravenna
$1132
159K
Forli
$1523
118K
Monza
$1567
124K
Bergamo
$1302
121K