Argentina vs South Africa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Argentina South Africa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$563
$815
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1412
$1899
🏠 One person rent
$234
$407
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$697
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$1312
💸 GDP per capita
$13651
$6766
😃 Human freedom index
6.85
6.92
❤️ Life expectancy
75.4
62.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
41
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
31%
🎓 Higher education
82
83
😀 Quality of life
53
41
🏙️ Population
47.3M
60.1M

The average cost of living in Argentina ($563) is 31% less expensive than in South Africa ($815). Argentina ranked 163rd vs 107th for South Africa 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 South Africa. Ranked 78th and 121st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Argentina vs South Africa

We calculate prices for Argentina and South Africa as a population-weighted mean of 123 and 36 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 South Africa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.29
$6.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.92
 Cappuccino
$1.78
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$620
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.1
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$97.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
30.92%
11.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2264
$790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1376
$670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.67
$9.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$6.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.4
$5.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.43
$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.87
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$25
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.53
$5.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$78.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$188
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5264
$3937

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 South Africa

City Cost of living Population
Johannesburg
$908
4.43M
Soweto
$875
1.27M
Pretoria
$783
742K
Rustenburg
$845
550K
Cape Town
$881
434K
Randburg
$776
337K
Durban
$780
595K
Centurion
$755
237K
Sandton
$889
222K
Pietermaritzburg
$609
619K
East London
$683
267K
Port Elizabeth
$866
312K
Kimberley
$753
225K
Kroonstad
$701
169K
Benoni
$741
159K
Klerksdorp
$621
187K
Bloemfontein
$601
256K
Springs
$631
122K
Vereeniging
$637
99K
Paarl
$773
112K
Worcester
$632
97.1K
Potchefstroom
$625
149K
Vanderbijlpark
$698
95.8K
Uitenhage
$805
104K
George
$684
157K
Mthatha
$689
96.1K
Upington
$643
121K
Middelburg
$866
87.3K
Bethal
$746
60.8K
Brits
$751
53.5K