Argentina vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Argentina Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$563
$821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1412
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$234
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$660
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$823
💸 GDP per capita
$13651
$15787
😃 Human freedom index
6.85
7.9
❤️ Life expectancy
75.4
73
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
46
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
31%
🎓 Higher education
82
73
😀 Quality of life
53
62
🏙️ Population
47.3M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Argentina ($563) is 31% less expensive than in Romania ($821). Argentina ranked 163rd vs 106th for Romania 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 months in Romania. Ranked 78th and 53rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Argentina vs Romania

We calculate prices for Argentina and Romania as a population-weighted mean of 123 and 47 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 Romania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.29
$8.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$2.26
 Cappuccino
$1.78
$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$481
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.1
$87
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
30.92%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2264
$2022
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1376
$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$19.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.67
$6.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$8.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.4
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$5.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.43
$7.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.87
$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.53
$6.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$62.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$412
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5264
$7145

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In Argentina

City Cost of living Population
Buenos Aires
$791
3.12M
Cordoba
$621
1.33M
Rosario
$462
1.19M
San Miguel de Tucuman
$485
606K
Santa Fe
$505
406K
Salta
$538
535K
Lanus
$657
459K
Mar del Plata
$489
593K
Quilmes
$705
262K
Merlo
$623
244K
Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
248K
Gonzalez Catan
$623
238K
San Juan
$680
471K
Isidro Casanova
$639
191K
San Salvador de Jujuy
$540
322K
Corrientes
$523
353K
Santiago del Estero
$298
430K
Rafael Castillo
$629
148K
Berazategui
$679
181K
Moreno
$604
172K
Posadas
$340
276K
Bahia Blanca
$436
299K
Jose C. Paz
$581
217K
Rio Cuarto
$440
157K
San Justo
$642
137K
Moron
$665
99.1K
Ramos Mejia
$650
120K
Virrey del Pino
$605
156K
La Plata
$465
193K
Ezeiza
$597
160K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$961
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$988
287K
Timisoara
$807
251K
Iasi
$839
272K
Brasov
$928
238K
Constanta
$962
264K
Craiova
$813
234K
Ploiesti
$868
181K
Galati
$743
218K
Oradea
$820
183K
Sibiu
$800
134K
Braila
$639
155K
Arad
$678
145K
Bacau
$670
136K
Pitesti
$758
141K
Buzau
$758
103K
Targu Mures
$678
116K
Bistrita
$654
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$595
93.2K
Botosani
$758
90K
Baia Mare
$619
109K
Suceava
$704
84.3K
Focsani
$748
66.6K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
79.9K
Satu Mare
$623
91.5K
Targoviste
$702
67K
Voluntari
$846
47.4K
Resita
$673
58.4K
Alba Iulia
$599
64.2K
Slatina
$610
63.5K