Argentina vs Mexico - Cost of Living Comparison

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Argentina Mexico
🚶 Cost of living one person
$851
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2072
$2387
🏠 One person rent
$330
$462
🏘️ Family rent
$540
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$365
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$84.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$685
$800
💸 GDP per capita
$13858
$14158
😃 Human freedom index
6.93
6.66
❤️ Life expectancy
77.4
75.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
26
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
13%
🎓 Higher education
82
89
😀 Quality of life
57
48
🏙️ Population
45.7M
131M

The average cost of living in Argentina ($851) is 15% less expensive than in Mexico ($1007). Argentina ranked 121st vs 95th for Mexico 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 0.8 months in Mexico. Ranked 74th and 96th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Argentina vs Mexico

We calculate prices for Argentina and Mexico as a population-weighted mean of 123 and 144 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 Mexico
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.2
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.73
$8.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$2.59
 Cappuccino
$3.06
$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$563
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$681
$1070
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.1
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.5
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
39.42%
11.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$2335
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1448
$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$30.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$13.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.53
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.22
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.15
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.38
$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.5
$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.15
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.96
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$266
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3359
$6912

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Cities Comparison in Argentina vs Mexico

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Mexico

City Cost of living Population
Mexico City
$1331
9.21M
Tijuana
$1210
1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
1.93M
Zapopan
$1162
1.48M
Puebla
$998
1.43M
Monterrey
$1485
1.14M
Guadalajara
$1120
1.46M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
1.07M
Ciudad Juarez
$945
1.32M
Leon
$815
1.58M
Aguascalientes
$1006
934K
Chihuahua
$944
878K
Naucalpan
$908
872K
Mexicali
$945
854K
Queretaro
$1184
795K
Hermosillo
$982
856K
Saltillo
$1016
864K
Guadalupe
$1008
692K
Cancun
$1107
889K
Morelia
$873
963K
San Luis Potosi
$941
773K
Culiacan
$836
808K
Reynosa
$925
589K
Tlalnepantla
$932
653K
Merida
$1181
892K
Tlaquepaque
$728
664K
Matamoros
$757
542K
Torreon
$773
690K
Apodaca
$1113
523K
Irapuato
$860
593K