Argentina vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Argentina Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1779
$1738
🏠 One person rent
$265
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$479
$651
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.6
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$506
$666
💸 GDP per capita
$13731
$13817
😃 Human freedom index
6.85
5.81
❤️ Life expectancy
76.1
72.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
26
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
3.5%
🎓 Higher education
82
85
😀 Quality of life
52
44
🏙️ Population
47.3M
146M

The average cost of living in Argentina ($702) is 2% more expensive than in Russia ($687). Argentina ranked 136th vs 143rd for Russia 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 1 months in Russia. Ranked 76th and 91st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Argentina vs Russia

We calculate prices for Argentina and Russia as a population-weighted mean of 123 and 122 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 Russia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.6
$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.93
 Cappuccino
$2.49
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$400
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.5
$56.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$86.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.9
$6.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
39.25%
13.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2374
$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1409
$1604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.67
$5.17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$8.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$3.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.48
$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.92
$4.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.9
$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.86
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.61
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$77
$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3480
$6416

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1075
13M
Saint Petersburg
$874
5.38M
Novosibirsk
$649
1.63M
Yekaterinburg
$701
1.47M
Kazan
$654
1.26M
Nizhny Novgorod
$639
1.21M
Rostov-on-Don
$627
1.14M
Krasnodar
$635
1.14M
Ufa
$567
1.13M
Samara
$589
1.16M
Krasnoyarsk
$669
1.09M
Perm
$559
1.03M
Chelyabinsk
$523
1.18M
Tyumen
$698
861K
Omsk
$406
1.11M
Voronezh
$419
1.05M
Volgograd
$523
1M
Khabarovsk
$750
616K
Irkutsk
$741
624K
Vladivostok
$758
592K
Balashikha
$633
530K
Saratov
$518
838K
Surgut
$612
396K
Penza
$514
492K
Kemerovo
$495
557K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
546K
Izhevsk
$620
621K
Yaroslavl
$533
571K
Tomsk
$519
575K
Barnaul
$619
623K