Argentina vs Pakistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Argentina Pakistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$862
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$915
🏠 One person rent
$332
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$241
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$140
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.6
$50.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$669
$179
💸 GDP per capita
$13858
$1485
😃 Human freedom index
6.93
5.4
❤️ Life expectancy
77.4
67.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
27
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
48.9%
🎓 Higher education
82
60
😀 Quality of life
54
26
🏙️ Population
47.3M
224M

The average cost of living in Argentina ($862) is 123% more expensive than in Pakistan ($387). Argentina ranked 120th vs 195th 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 75th and 155th 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
$11.4
$2.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.86
$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$2.2
 Cappuccino
$2.95
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$101
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$62.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$716
$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$471
$158
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$67
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.4
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
39.46%
18.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1909
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1440
$490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.8
$6.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$5.08
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$6.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$4.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.14
$3.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.47
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$1.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.8
$13.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.54
$3.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.72
$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.8
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$43.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3085
$1286

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Argentina

City Cost of living Population
Buenos Aires
$1227
3.12M
Cordoba
$1025
1.33M
Rosario
$829
1.19M
Salta
$879
535K
San Miguel de Tucuman
$669
606K
Lanus
$850
459K
Mar del Plata
$808
593K
Santiago del Estero
$709
430K
Bahia Blanca
$860
299K
Santa Fe
$768
406K
Neuquen
$1206
289K
Corrientes
$625
353K
Quilmes
$609
262K
Tandil
$772
150K
Merlo
$950
244K
Jose C. Paz
$915
217K
Gregorio de Laferrere
$950
248K
Gonzalez Catan
$935
238K
San Juan
$508
471K
Resistencia
$437
299K
Posadas
$405
276K
Parana
$719
248K
Las Heras
$830
204K
Godoy Cruz
$829
191K
Isidro Casanova
$981
191K
Moreno
$924
172K
Comodoro Rivadavia
$835
201K
Formosa
$421
222K
Berazategui
$729
181K
Bariloche
$956
136K

In Pakistan

City Cost of living Population
Karachi
$425
14.9M
Lahore
$421
11.1M
Faisalabad
$317
3.2M
Peshawar
$342
1.97M
Gujranwala
$306
2.03M
Rawalpindi
$397
2.1M
Multan
$397
1.87M
Islamabad
$450
1.01M
Hyderabad
$394
1.73M
Quetta
$291
1M
Sialkot
$307
592K
Bahawalpur
$287
762K
Sargodha
$365
660K
Sheikhupura
$371
473K
Sukkur
$339
500K
Larkana
$339
491K
Dera Ghazi Khan
$269
399K
Mardan
$359
368K
Okara
$288
232K
Jhang
$290
414K
Wah
$315
259K
Mingora
$348
280K
Kamoke
$317
231K
Gujrat
$313
391K
Sahiwal
$301
248K
Mirpur Khas
$403
237K
Chiniot
$361
478K
Jacobabad
$323
201K
Nawabshah
$328
263K
Kohat
$370
171K