Argentina vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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Argentina Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$851
$607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2072
$1445
🏠 One person rent
$330
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$540
$436
🍽️ Food expenses
$365
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$34.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$685
$318
💸 GDP per capita
$13858
$3985
😃 Human freedom index
6.93
6.54
❤️ Life expectancy
77.4
69.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
33
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
63.7%
🎓 Higher education
82
57
😀 Quality of life
57
48
🏙️ Population
45.7M
116M

The average cost of living in Argentina ($851) is 40% more expensive than in the Philippines ($607). Argentina ranked 121st vs 164th 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 0.8 months in Argentina compared to 0.5 months in the Philippines. Ranked 74th and 100th 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
$11.5
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.2
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.73
$3.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.25
 Cappuccino
$3.06
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$681
$636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.1
$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.5
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
39.42%
7.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$2439
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1448
$1269
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$2.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.53
$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.22
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.15
$7.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.38
$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.5
$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.15
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.96
$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$266
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3359
$6039

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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 the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$717
2.96M
Manila
$790
1.85M
Taguig
$807
887K
Caloocan
$568
1.66M
Pasig
$642
803K
Davao
$633
1.78M
Antipolo
$570
887K
Paranaque
$651
690K
Cebu
$795
964K
San Jose del Monte
$511
652K
Mandaluyong
$742
426K
Pasay
$785
441K
Cagayan de Oro
$595
728K
Dasmarinas
$414
703K
La Union
$578
822K
Valenzuela
$432
715K
Marikina
$555
456K
Zamboanga
$514
977K
Bacoor
$540
665K
Las Pinas
$628
606K
Palawan
$638
940K
General Santos
$514
697K
Cainta
$760
377K
Lapu-Lapu
$720
498K
Muntinlupa
$692
543K
Calamba
$489
540K
Angeles
$624
463K
General Trias
$519
451K
Bacolod
$576
601K
San Fernando
$609
355K