Argentina vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Argentina Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$563
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1412
$2818
🏠 One person rent
$234
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$967
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$2172
💸 GDP per capita
$13651
$33824
😃 Human freedom index
6.85
8.4
❤️ Life expectancy
75.4
84.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
73
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
15%
🎓 Higher education
82
98
😀 Quality of life
53
91
🏙️ Population
47.3M
125M

The average cost of living in Argentina ($563) is 49% less expensive than in Japan ($1097). Argentina ranked 163rd vs 67th for Japan 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 2 months in Japan. Ranked 78th and 14th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Argentina vs Japan

We calculate prices for Argentina and Japan as a population-weighted mean of 123 and 907 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 Japan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.29
$6.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$3.02
 Cappuccino
$1.78
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$1107
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$704
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.1
$97.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
30.92%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2264
$4271
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1376
$2747
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.67
$25.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.4
$8.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.43
$10.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$51.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.87
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.53
$16.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5264
$11309

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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 Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1556
14M
Yokohama
$1329
3.76M
Osaka
$1116
2.75M
Nagoya
$1196
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1101
1.54M
Kobe
$1076
1.52M
Sapporo
$1173
1.96M
Sendai
$1026
1.06M
Fukuoka
$1054
1.6M
Hiroshima
$954
1.2M
Saitama
$1063
1.33M
Kyoto
$1026
1.46M
Yokosuka
$1136
390K
Sakai
$1103
824K
Chiba
$1161
975K
Sagamihara
$1020
726K
Kitakyushu
$963
935K
Hachioji
$1117
576K
Kagoshima
$999
594K
Kumamoto
$886
738K
Kawaguchi
$1052
593K
Amagasaki
$1058
459K
Utsunomiya
$998
518K
Niigata
$1056
791K
Funabashi
$1224
641K
Kashiwa
$1136
428K
Hamamatsu
$1033
788K
Shizuoka
$980
686K
Himeji
$1132
528K
Kurashiki
$1004
475K