Argentina vs Saudi Arabia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Argentina Saudi Arabia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$851
$1266
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2072
$2869
🏠 One person rent
$330
$654
🏘️ Family rent
$540
$1021
🍽️ Food expenses
$365
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$685
$2089
💸 GDP per capita
$13858
$35057
😃 Human freedom index
6.93
4.8
❤️ Life expectancy
77.4
78.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
59
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
55%
🎓 Higher education
82
80
😀 Quality of life
57
67
🏙️ Population
45.7M
35.3M

The average cost of living in Argentina ($851) is 33% less expensive than in Saudi Arabia ($1266). Argentina ranked 121st vs 56th for Saudi Arabia 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 1.6 months in Saudi Arabia. Ranked 74th and 55th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Argentina vs Saudi Arabia

We calculate prices for Argentina and Saudi Arabia as a population-weighted mean of 123 and 22 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 Saudi Arabia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.2
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.73
$7.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.83
 Cappuccino
$3.06
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$501
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$681
$1248
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.1
$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.5
$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
39.42%
4.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$2253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1448
$1440
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$45.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$18.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.53
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$8.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.22
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.15
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$7.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.38
$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.5
$90.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.15
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.96
$6.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$266
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3359
$7971

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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 Saudi Arabia

City Cost of living Population
Riyadh
$1627
7.01M
Jeddah
$1155
4.7M
Mecca
$1162
2.43M
Dammam
$1008
903K
Medina
$1182
1.41M
Tabuk
$1069
886K
Qatif
$873
625K
Jubail
$930
379K
Yanbu
$791
299K
Unaizah
$967
250K
Abha
$911
236K
Ha'il
$825
311K
Al-Mubarraz
$806
299K
Dhahran
$908
138K
Sakakah
$769
150K
Bareq
$903
75.4K
Ar Rass
$862
92.5K
Najran
$860
72K
Al Wajh
$940
50K
Bisha
$918
31.5K
Dumat al-Jandal
$791
45.3K
As Sulayyil
$1008
8.21K