Argentina vs United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Argentina United States
🚶 Cost of living one person
$835
$2498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2100
$5861
🏠 One person rent
$321
$1595
🏘️ Family rent
$581
$2818
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$638
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$561
$4485
💸 GDP per capita
$14187
$82769
😃 Human freedom index
6.93
8.64
❤️ Life expectancy
76.1
77.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
65
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
95.3%
🎓 Higher education
82
100
😀 Quality of life
52
86
🏙️ Population
47.3M
340M

The average cost of living in Argentina ($835) is 67% less expensive than in the United States ($2498). Argentina ranked 112th vs 7th 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 0.7 months in Argentina compared to 1.8 months in the United States. Ranked 75th and 21st 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
$11.6
$19.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$77.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.22
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$6.27
 Cappuccino
$2.99
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$1640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$1347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$2923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$2471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.9
$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
39.18%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2398
$4583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$3784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$2.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.54
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$3.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$5.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.71
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.99
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.6
$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.86
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$5.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.3
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.07
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$125
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.37
$21.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.8
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$1451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3963
$21164

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Argentina

City Cost of living Population
Buenos Aires
$1130
3.12M
Cordoba
$926
1.33M
Rosario
$699
1.19M
Mar del Plata
$847
593K
Lanus
$979
459K
San Miguel de Tucuman
$661
606K
Santa Fe
$737
406K
Santiago del Estero
$693
430K
Salta
$1121
535K
Merlo
$928
244K
Jose C. Paz
$915
217K
Quilmes
$552
262K
Resistencia
$429
299K
Gregorio de Laferrere
$925
248K
Bahia Blanca
$841
299K
Gonzalez Catan
$920
238K
San Juan
$768
471K
Parana
$823
248K
Las Heras
$815
204K
Godoy Cruz
$812
191K
Isidro Casanova
$940
191K
Moreno
$913
172K
San Salvador de Jujuy
$729
322K
Neuquen
$895
289K
Berazategui
$853
181K
La Plata
$803
193K
Posadas
$397
276K
Rio Cuarto
$731
200K
Ezeiza
$889
160K
Virrey del Pino
$899
156K

In the United States

City Cost of living Population
New York City
$4441
8.8M
Los Angeles
$3196
3.9M
Chicago
$2678
2.75M
Houston
$2265
2.3M
San Diego
$3428
1.39M
Phoenix
$2395
1.61M
Philadelphia
$2597
1.6M
San Francisco
$3905
874K
Dallas
$2471
1.3M
San Jose
$3810
1.01M
San Antonio
$2033
1.43M
Austin
$2455
962K
Seattle
$3015
737K
Indianapolis
$2189
888K
Washington
$3149
690K
Fort Worth
$2289
919K
Hempstead
$2664
793K
Charlotte
$2528
875K
Boston
$3547
676K
Jacksonville
$2364
950K
Denver
$2717
716K
Columbus
$2145
906K
Portland
$2629
653K
Nashville
$2508
689K
Atlanta
$2570
499K
Las Vegas
$2271
642K
Oklahoma City
$1832
681K
Baltimore
$2287
586K
Oakland
$2968
441K
Sacramento
$2813
525K