Argentina vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Argentina Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$851
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2072
$4888
🏠 One person rent
$330
$1205
🏘️ Family rent
$540
$1971
🍽️ Food expenses
$365
$728
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$685
$3812
💸 GDP per capita
$13858
$86810
😃 Human freedom index
6.93
8.73
❤️ Life expectancy
77.4
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
81
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
82
94
😀 Quality of life
57
92
🏙️ Population
45.7M
5.57M

The average cost of living in Argentina ($851) is 62% less expensive than in Norway ($2219). Argentina ranked 121st vs 14th for Norway 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 Norway. Ranked 74th and 9th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Argentina vs Norway

We calculate prices for Argentina and Norway as a population-weighted mean of 123 and 33 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 Norway
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.2
$99.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.73
$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$10.7
 Cappuccino
$3.06
$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$3.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$1201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$946
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$681
$2053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$1646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.1
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.5
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$58.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
39.42%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$7350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1448
$5516
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$4.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$74.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$26.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.53
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.22
$29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$4.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.15
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$15.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.38
$8.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.5
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.15
$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$51.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.96
$35.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$266
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3359
$11184

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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 Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2721
709K
Bergen
$2242
291K
Trondheim
$2284
192K
Baerum
$2058
132K
Stavanger
$2341
150K
Asker
$2180
100K
Drammen
$1741
105K
Lillestrom
$2155
95.8K
Sandnes
$2004
84.9K
Tromso
$2388
79.4K
Fredrikstad
$2181
85.9K
Tonsberg
$1976
59.8K
Kristiansand
$1497
64.9K
Moss
$1949
52.6K
Sarpsborg
$1895
60.1K
Alesund
$1797
52.2K
Skien
$1882
56.9K
Sandefjord
$1997
45.5K
Karmoy
$1616
43.7K
Arendal
$1830
37.8K
Bodo
$1878
42.4K
Porsgrunn
$1818
37.3K
Hamar
$1971
28.5K
Molde
$1986
33.2K
Halden
$1761
32K
Gjovik
$2041
31.2K
Kongsberg
$1978
29K
Kristiansund
$1887
24.6K
Larvik
$1830
26.7K
Jessheim
$2131
23K