Argentina vs United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Argentina United States
🚶 Cost of living one person
$851
$2516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2072
$5730
🏠 One person rent
$330
$1598
🏘️ Family rent
$540
$2655
🍽️ Food expenses
$365
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$685
$4539
💸 GDP per capita
$13858
$85810
😃 Human freedom index
6.93
8.64
❤️ Life expectancy
77.4
78.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
65
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
95.3%
🎓 Higher education
82
100
😀 Quality of life
57
87
🏙️ Population
45.7M
340M

The average cost of living in Argentina ($851) is 66% less expensive than in the United States ($2516). Argentina ranked 121st vs 9th for the United States 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 the United States. Ranked 74th and 20th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Argentina vs the United States

We calculate prices for Argentina and the United States as a population-weighted mean of 123 and 2202 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 United States
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.2
$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.73
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$6.31
 Cappuccino
$3.06
$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$1659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$1336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$681
$3048
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$2458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.1
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.5
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$67.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
39.42%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$4491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1448
$3675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$2.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$4.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$4.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.53
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.22
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.15
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.38
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$6.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.5
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.15
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$124
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.96
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$92.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$266
$1428
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3359
$20562

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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 the United States

City Cost of living Population
New York City
$4203
8.8M
Los Angeles
$3361
3.9M
Chicago
$2799
2.75M
Houston
$2240
2.3M
San Diego
$3469
1.39M
Philadelphia
$2584
1.6M
Phoenix
$2340
1.61M
Dallas
$2447
1.3M
San Francisco
$4110
874K
San Jose
$3952
1.01M
San Antonio
$2023
1.43M
Seattle
$3162
737K
Austin
$2416
962K
Washington
$3328
690K
Boston
$3652
676K
Indianapolis
$2382
888K
Hempstead
$2655
793K
Fort Worth
$2217
919K
Jacksonville
$2222
950K
Charlotte
$2423
875K
Columbus
$2181
906K
Denver
$2775
716K
Portland
$2684
653K
Nashville
$2524
689K
Las Vegas
$2414
642K
Oklahoma City
$1872
681K
Atlanta
$2641
499K
Oakland
$3254
441K
Baltimore
$2323
586K
Sacramento
$2825
525K