Argentina vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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Argentina Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1779
$1589
🏠 One person rent
$265
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$479
$579
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.6
$31.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$506
$392
💸 GDP per capita
$13731
$3726
😃 Human freedom index
6.85
6.46
❤️ Life expectancy
76.1
72.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
34
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
58.2%
🎓 Higher education
82
59
😀 Quality of life
52
46
🏙️ Population
47.3M
109M

The average cost of living in Argentina ($702) is 14% more expensive than in the Philippines ($615). Argentina ranked 136th vs 161st for the Philippines in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Argentina compared to 0.6 months in the Philippines. Ranked 76th and 88th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Argentina vs the Philippines

We calculate prices for Argentina and the Philippines as a population-weighted mean of 123 and 86 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 Philippines
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.6
$3.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$3.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.25
 Cappuccino
$2.49
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$369
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.5
$75.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.9
$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
39.25%
7.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2374
$2157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1409
$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.67
$2.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.48
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.92
$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.9
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.86
$5.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$13.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.61
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$77
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3480
$5937

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In Argentina

City Cost of living Population
Buenos Aires
$909
3.12M
Cordoba
$927
1.33M
Rosario
$631
1.19M
Mar del Plata
$748
593K
Lanus
$808
459K
Merlo
$754
244K
San Miguel de Tucuman
$695
606K
Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
248K
Quilmes
$481
262K
Gonzalez Catan
$757
238K
Resistencia
$379
299K
Isidro Casanova
$771
191K
Jose C. Paz
$767
217K
San Juan
$658
471K
Salta
$729
535K
Bahia Blanca
$744
299K
Las Heras
$609
204K
Moreno
$750
172K
Godoy Cruz
$608
191K
Rafael Castillo
$759
148K
Santiago del Estero
$388
430K
San Salvador de Jujuy
$604
322K
La Plata
$616
193K
Berazategui
$683
181K
Neuquen
$705
289K
Posadas
$314
276K
Virrey del Pino
$742
156K
Ezeiza
$749
160K
San Justo
$790
137K
Rio Cuarto
$534
200K

In the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$738
2.96M
Manila
$801
1.85M
Davao
$623
1.78M
Makati
$816
630K
Caloocan
$668
1.66M
Taguig
$820
887K
Cebu
$730
964K
Pasig
$705
803K
Valenzuela
$453
715K
Dasmarinas
$414
703K
Las Pinas
$633
606K
Paranaque
$650
690K
Cagayan de Oro
$636
728K
Muntinlupa
$725
543K
San Jose del Monte
$570
652K
La Union
$581
822K
Pasay
$650
441K
Antipolo
$590
887K
Marikina
$538
456K
Calamba
$518
540K
Imus
$614
497K
General Trias
$602
451K
Zamboanga
$501
977K
Bacoor
$564
665K
Mandaluyong
$770
426K
Palawan
$614
940K
General Santos
$463
697K
Angeles
$668
463K
Cainta
$717
377K
Binan
$579
407K