Argentina vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

Argentina Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$603
$1155
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1533
$2989
🏠 One person rent
$238
$526
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$1054
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.2
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$477
$2322
💸 GDP per capita
$13686
$33815
😃 Human freedom index
6.99
8.39
❤️ Life expectancy
75.4
84.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
73
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
15%
🎓 Higher education
82
98
😀 Quality of life
54
92
🏙️ Population
47.3M
125M

The average cost of living in Argentina ($603) is 48% less expensive than in Japan ($1155). Argentina ranked 154th vs 55th 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 74th and 11th 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
$7.43
$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.38
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$3.4
 Cappuccino
$2.27
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$517
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$1165
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$345
$793
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$98.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$34.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
40.43%
1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1941
$4796
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.3
$64.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$26.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$4.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$4.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.33
$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.07
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.56
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.5
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.2
$33.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.33
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$57.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4918
$12440

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Argentina

City Cost of living Population
Buenos Aires
$800
3.12M
Cordoba
$603
1.33M
Rosario
$634
1.19M
San Miguel de Tucuman
$663
606K
Santa Fe
$625
406K
Salta
$569
535K
Mar del Plata
$596
593K
Lanus
$553
459K
Quilmes
$508
262K
Merlo
$615
244K
Gregorio de Laferrere
$609
248K
Gonzalez Catan
$606
238K
San Salvador de Jujuy
$533
322K
Isidro Casanova
$629
191K
Corrientes
$570
353K
San Juan
$613
471K
Jose C. Paz
$564
217K
Santiago del Estero
$439
430K
Rafael Castillo
$618
148K
Moreno
$588
172K
Berazategui
$530
181K
Posadas
$554
276K
Bahia Blanca
$567
299K
Rio Cuarto
$308
157K
Moron
$660
99.1K
San Justo
$621
137K
Ramos Mejia
$639
120K
Virrey del Pino
$586
156K
Resistencia
$477
292K
Ezeiza
$576
160K

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1601
14M
Yokohama
$1463
3.76M
Osaka
$1212
2.75M
Nagoya
$1332
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1094
1.54M
Kobe
$1274
1.52M
Sapporo
$1101
1.96M
Sendai
$1103
1.06M
Fukuoka
$1252
1.6M
Hiroshima
$1116
1.2M
Saitama
$1081
1.33M
Kyoto
$1171
1.46M
Sakai
$1215
824K
Yokosuka
$1176
390K
Chiba
$1271
975K
Sagamihara
$1124
726K
Kitakyushu
$1060
935K
Kagoshima
$1165
594K
Hachioji
$1113
576K
Kumamoto
$1021
738K
Kawaguchi
$1099
593K
Amagasaki
$1205
459K
Utsunomiya
$1082
518K
Okayama
$1051
720K
Kashiwa
$1223
428K
Niigata
$1047
791K
Funabashi
$1192
641K
Shizuoka
$1073
686K
Hamamatsu
$1153
788K
Himeji
$1107
528K