Cost of living comparison
Italy is 94.9% more expensive than Argentina overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 63.0% more in Italy
- Groceries
-
pay 49.9% more in Italy
- Transportation
-
pay 95.1% more in Italy
- Housing
-
pay 2.4 times more in Italy
- Childcare
-
pay 3.1 times more in Italy
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.2 times more in Italy
- Clothing
-
pay 14.3% less in Italy
The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Italy are more expensive than in Argentina. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Italy.
If you lived in Italy instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 63.0% more for restaurants
|
Argentina
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.59
ARS9,141.20
|
$16.15
€14.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.73
ARS7,159.36
|
$10.06
€9.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ARS1,405.83
|
$2.55
€2.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
ARS1,066.65
|
$1.22
€1.12
|
|
pay 49.9% more for groceries
|
Argentina
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
ARS1,519.03
|
$2.04
€1.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.84
ARS4,080.53
|
$6.83
€6.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.28
ARS4,551.82
|
$5.53
€5.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
ARS1,906.08
|
$3.41
€3.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
ARS2,809.79
|
$5.05
€4.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
ARS963.71
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
ARS902.07
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
ARS685.41
|
$1.04
€0.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
ARS1,070.91
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ARS493.40
|
$0.76
€0.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
ARS486.06
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
pay 95.1% more for transportation
|
Argentina
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
ARS3,894.80
|
$7.22
€6.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.28
ARS14,125.03
|
$38.81
€35.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,930.00
ARS30,777,414.43
|
$28,223.13
€25,853.66
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.90
ARS10,528.21
|
$19.13
€17.52
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Argentina
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.37
ARS20,603.80
|
$28.87
€26.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.40
ARS322,778.30
|
$656.19
€601.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.72
ARS235,873.85
|
$511.91
€468.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.92
ARS44,600.51
|
$150.39
€137.76
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Argentina
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$173.69
ARS184,778.85
|
$508.72
€466.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,841.72
ARS3,023,186.02
|
$9,465.55
€8,670.87
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Argentina
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.81
ARS1,924.79
|
$5.01
€4.59
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
ARS2,219.60
|
$1.69
€1.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
ARS2,508.05
|
$6.20
€5.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.92
ARS20,125.89
|
$52.12
€47.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
ARS5,067.95
|
$9.39
€8.60
|
|
pay 14.3% less for clothing
|
Argentina
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.59
ARS84,676.59
|
$78.41
€71.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.14
ARS73,558.88
|
$33.87
€31.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.64
ARS114,512.05
|
$86.07
€78.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.20
ARS106,594.96
|
$115.43
€105.74
|
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