Argentina vs South Africa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Argentina South Africa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$851
$1016
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2072
$2301
🏠 One person rent
$330
$520
🏘️ Family rent
$540
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$365
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$685
$1121
💸 GDP per capita
$13858
$6253
😃 Human freedom index
6.93
7.1
❤️ Life expectancy
77.4
66.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
41
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
31%
🎓 Higher education
82
82
😀 Quality of life
57
40
🏙️ Population
45.7M
64M

The average cost of living in Argentina ($851) is 16% less expensive than in South Africa ($1016). Argentina ranked 121st vs 94th 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 1.1 months in South Africa. Ranked 74th and 128th 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
$11.5
$9.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.2
$37.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.73
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$2.37
 Cappuccino
$3.06
$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$681
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.1
$75.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.5
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$40.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
39.42%
11.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$1209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1448
$891
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$46.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$10.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.53
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$5.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.22
$7.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.15
$5.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.38
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.5
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.15
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$29.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.96
$6.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$266
$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3359
$4714

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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 South Africa

City Cost of living Population
Johannesburg
$1082
4.43M
Soweto
$984
1.27M
Cape Town
$1231
3.78M
Pretoria
$975
742K
Pietermaritzburg
$705
839K
Rustenburg
$940
550K
Durban
$892
595K
Centurion
$892
237K
Sandton
$984
222K
Randburg
$890
337K
East London
$784
267K
Kimberley
$861
225K
Benoni
$826
159K
George
$857
157K
Klerksdorp
$762
187K
Springs
$740
122K
Kroonstad
$808
169K
Paarl
$1243
112K
Potchefstroom
$731
149K
Vereeniging
$706
99K
Middelburg
$830
87.3K
Makhanda
$814
67.3K
Uitenhage
$946
104K
Worcester
$666
97.1K
Vanderbijlpark
$799
95.8K
Port Elizabeth
$1005
312K
Upington
$746
121K
Mthatha
$901
96.1K
Bloemfontein
$698
256K
Komani
$988
68.9K