Cost of living comparison
Greece is 71.3% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Greece instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 26.2% more for restaurants
|
Argentina
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.59
ARS8,624.59
|
$13.17
€12.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.73
ARS6,754.75
|
$9.11
€8.74
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ARS1,326.38
|
$2.07
€1.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
ARS1,006.37
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
|
pay 26.5% more for groceries
|
Argentina
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
ARS1,433.18
|
$1.33
€1.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.84
ARS3,849.93
|
$6.30
€6.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.28
ARS4,294.58
|
$5.99
€5.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
ARS1,798.36
|
$4.02
€3.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
ARS2,651.00
|
$4.23
€4.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
ARS909.24
|
$0.88
€0.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
ARS851.09
|
$0.85
€0.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
ARS646.68
|
$0.58
€0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
ARS1,010.38
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ARS465.52
|
$0.51
€0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
ARS458.59
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
pay 86.6% more for transportation
|
Argentina
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
ARS3,674.69
|
$7.55
€7.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.28
ARS13,326.76
|
$40.19
€38.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,930.00
ARS29,038,054.13
|
$28,316.80
€27,180.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.90
ARS9,933.21
|
$13.82
€13.26
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Argentina
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.37
ARS19,439.40
|
$32.82
€31.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.40
ARS304,536.75
|
$524.36
€503.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.72
ARS222,543.64
|
$392.21
€376.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.92
ARS42,079.95
|
$175.68
€168.63
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Argentina
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$173.69
ARS174,336.23
|
$413.12
€396.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,841.72
ARS2,852,333.14
|
$6,332.60
€6,078.52
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Argentina
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.81
ARS1,816.01
|
$4.40
€4.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
ARS2,094.16
|
$3.49
€3.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
ARS2,366.31
|
$4.94
€4.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.92
ARS18,988.49
|
$48.72
€46.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
ARS4,781.54
|
$8.82
€8.47
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
|
Argentina
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.59
ARS79,891.17
|
$83.64
€80.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.14
ARS69,401.76
|
$37.83
€36.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.64
ARS108,040.50
|
$83.15
€79.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.20
ARS100,570.83
|
$93.42
€89.67
|
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