Argentina vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Argentina Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$851
$1130
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2072
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$330
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$540
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$365
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$685
$1977
💸 GDP per capita
$13858
$32476
😃 Human freedom index
6.93
8.73
❤️ Life expectancy
77.4
84
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
71
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
15%
🎓 Higher education
82
98
😀 Quality of life
57
89
🏙️ Population
45.7M
124M

The average cost of living in Argentina ($851) is 25% less expensive than in Japan ($1130). Argentina ranked 121st vs 76th 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 1.7 months in Japan. Ranked 74th and 18th 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
$11.5
$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.2
$34.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.73
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$2.96
 Cappuccino
$3.06
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$681
$1107
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.1
$92.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.5
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
39.42%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$4931
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1448
$2794
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$25.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$4.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.53
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.22
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.15
$8.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.38
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.5
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.15
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.96
$16.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$266
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3359
$12869

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In Argentina

City Cost of living Population
Buenos Aires
$1139
3.12M
Cordoba
$1049
1.33M
Rosario
$789
1.19M
Salta
$841
535K
San Miguel de Tucuman
$633
606K
Lanus
$879
459K
Mar del Plata
$780
593K
Santiago del Estero
$667
430K
Bahia Blanca
$1029
299K
San Salvador de Jujuy
$562
322K
Santa Fe
$802
406K
San Juan
$578
471K
Corrientes
$610
353K
Neuquen
$1337
289K
Quilmes
$590
262K
Merlo
$947
244K
Tandil
$800
150K
Gregorio de Laferrere
$951
248K
Jose C. Paz
$906
217K
Gonzalez Catan
$935
238K
Resistencia
$401
299K
Posadas
$370
276K
Las Heras
$877
204K
Parana
$761
248K
Godoy Cruz
$877
191K
Isidro Casanova
$980
191K
Comodoro Rivadavia
$729
201K
Moreno
$918
172K
Formosa
$410
222K
Berazategui
$710
181K

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1698
14.3M
Yokohama
$1336
3.76M
Osaka
$1237
2.75M
Nagoya
$1189
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1354
1.54M
Sapporo
$1181
1.96M
Hiroshima
$883
1.2M
Kyoto
$1107
1.46M
Kobe
$1106
1.52M
Saitama
$1037
1.33M
Fukuoka
$1065
1.6M
Chiba
$1251
975K
Shizuoka
$1025
686K
Sakai
$1115
824K
Sagamihara
$1021
726K
Sendai
$1069
1.06M
Niigata
$1007
791K
Kitakyushu
$1078
935K
Funabashi
$1117
641K
Hachioji
$1286
576K
Kawaguchi
$1025
594K
Hamamatsu
$1016
788K
Kumamoto
$991
738K
Kagoshima
$1016
594K
Kashiwa
$1116
428K
Utsunomiya
$1052
518K
Machida
$1049
434K
Matsudo
$1024
498K
Ichikawa
$1041
496K
Nishinomiya
$1091
487K