Cost of living comparison

 Argentina
compared to
 California, USA
California vs. Argentina Cost of Living Summary

California is 3.9 times more expensive than Argentina overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.1 times more in California
Groceries
pay 2.3 times more in California
Transportation
pay 2.3 times more in California
Housing
pay 6.2 times more in California
Childcare
pay 10.3 times more in California
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.5 times more in California
Clothing
pay 19.9% less in California

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and restaurants in California are more expensive than in Argentina. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in California.

California vs. Argentina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in California instead of Argentina, you would:

pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

 
Argentina
California
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.59
ARS9,141.20
$21.02
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.73
ARS7,159.36
$11.52
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.32
ARS1,405.83
$2.71
 

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

 
Argentina
California
Bread
1 loaf
$1.43
ARS1,519.03
$4.14
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.84
ARS4,080.53
$6.95
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.28
ARS4,551.82
$4.61
 

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

 
Argentina
California
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.66
ARS3,894.80
$4.83
 
Monthly public transit pass $13.28
ARS14,125.03
$62.05
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,930.00
ARS30,777,414.43
$30,005.28
 

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pay 6.2 times more for housing

 
Argentina
California
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$19.37
ARS20,603.80
$68.54
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $303.40
ARS322,778.30
$2,371.29
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $221.72
ARS235,873.85
$2,055.18
 

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pay 10.3 times more for childcare

 
Argentina
California
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $173.69
ARS184,778.85
$1,682.51
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,841.72
ARS3,023,186.02
$30,905.75
 

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pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Argentina
California
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.81
ARS1,924.79
$7.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.09
ARS2,219.60
$5.34
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.36
ARS2,508.05
$10.91
 

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pay 19.9% less for clothing

 
Argentina
California
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$79.59
ARS84,676.59
$52.77
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$69.14
ARS73,558.88
$40.15
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$107.64
ARS114,512.05
$85.15
 

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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