Argentina vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Argentina Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$563
$1578
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1412
$3550
🏠 One person rent
$234
$827
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$2823
💸 GDP per capita
$13651
$56374
😃 Human freedom index
6.85
8.75
❤️ Life expectancy
75.4
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
82
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
89%
🎓 Higher education
82
95
😀 Quality of life
53
92
🏙️ Population
47.3M
10.4M

The average cost of living in Argentina ($563) is 64% less expensive than in Sweden ($1578). Argentina ranked 163rd vs 28th for Sweden 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 1.8 months in Sweden. Ranked 78th and 11th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Argentina vs Sweden

We calculate prices for Argentina and Sweden as a population-weighted mean of 123 and 60 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 Sweden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.29
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$66.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$7.14
 Cappuccino
$1.78
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$1216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.1
$68.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
30.92%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2264
$5722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1376
$3563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$3.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$76.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.67
$22.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.4
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.43
$7.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.87
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.53
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5264
$5136

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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 Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$1981
979K
Gothenburg
$1690
608K
Malmo
$1566
325K
Uppsala
$1512
167K
Helsingborg
$1392
114K
Vasteras
$1263
129K
Linkoping
$1342
116K
Orebro
$1276
127K
Lund
$1480
94.4K
Solna
$1727
85.3K
Jonkoping
$1411
101K
Eskilstuna
$1271
69.9K
Umea
$1210
91.9K
Sodertalje
$1650
76.3K
Taby
$1810
75.4K
Norrkoping
$1228
98.1K
Sollentuna
$2032
76.2K
Halmstad
$1318
71.4K
Karlstad
$1246
67.1K
Lulea
$1114
49.1K
Trollhattan
$1299
50.5K
Uddevalla
$1428
57.3K
Gavle
$1420
79K
Boras
$1250
74K
Sundsvall
$1296
58.8K
Vaxjo
$1382
71.3K
Tumba
$1699
46K
Lidingo
$1742
44.1K
Sigtuna
$1659
52.2K
Skovde
$1465
57.5K