Argentina vs Pakistan - Cost of Living Comparison

Argentina Pakistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$603
$332
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1533
$812
🏠 One person rent
$238
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$228
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$128
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.2
$42.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$477
$160
💸 GDP per capita
$13686
$1597
😃 Human freedom index
6.99
5.44
❤️ Life expectancy
75.4
66.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
27
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
48.9%
🎓 Higher education
82
60
😀 Quality of life
54
27
🏙️ Population
47.3M
224M

The average cost of living in Argentina ($603) is 81% more expensive than in Pakistan ($332). Argentina ranked 154th vs 197th for Pakistan 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 0.5 months in Pakistan. Ranked 74th and 158th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Argentina vs Pakistan

We calculate prices for Argentina and Pakistan as a population-weighted mean of 123 and 36 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 Pakistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.43
$1.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$11.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.38
$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.89
 Cappuccino
$2.27
$1.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$91.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$68.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$345
$140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$16.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
40.43%
14.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1941
$672
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.3
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$3.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$4.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$3.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$0.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.33
$4.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.07
$2.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.56
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$12.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.5
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.2
$9.18
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.33
$2.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$14.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$46
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$35.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4918
$1019

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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 Pakistan

City Cost of living Population
Karachi
$358
14.9M
Lahore
$382
11.1M
Faisalabad
$267
3.2M
Hyderabad
$267
1.73M
Multan
$379
1.87M
Peshawar
$270
1.97M
Rawalpindi
$316
2.1M
Gujranwala
$253
2.03M
Islamabad
$355
1.01M
Bahawalpur
$234
762K
Quetta
$308
1M
Sargodha
$322
660K
Larkana
$290
491K
Sukkur
$265
500K
Nawabshah
$255
263K
Sheikhupura
$325
473K
Dera Ghazi Khan
$233
399K
Jhang
$313
414K
Sialkot
$330
592K
Mardan
$290
359K
Okara
$272
232K
Gujrat
$313
391K
Mirpur Khas
$282
237K
Chiniot
$331
478K
Mingora
$286
280K
Wah
$265
259K
Jacobabad
$265
201K
Burewala
$301
203K
Kamoke
$256
231K
Khanewal
$335
165K