Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 4.2 times more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Jersey instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Argentina
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.59
ARS8,780.57
|
$45.20
£35.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.73
ARS6,876.91
|
$10.33
£8.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ARS1,350.37
|
$2.83
£2.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
ARS1,024.57
|
$2.50
£1.99
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Argentina
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
ARS1,459.10
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.84
ARS3,919.55
|
$5.33
£4.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.28
ARS4,372.24
|
$7.84
£6.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
ARS1,830.88
|
$5.37
£4.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
ARS2,698.94
|
$5.67
£4.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
ARS925.69
|
$1.89
£1.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
ARS866.48
|
$1.39
£1.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
ARS658.37
|
$1.85
£1.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
ARS1,028.66
|
$1.83
£1.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ARS473.93
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
ARS466.88
|
$1.44
£1.15
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Argentina
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
ARS3,741.14
|
$7.93
£6.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.28
ARS13,567.78
|
$67.16
£53.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,930.00
ARS29,563,205.09
|
$27,768.06
£22,096.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.90
ARS10,112.85
|
$51.51
£40.99
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
Argentina
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.37
ARS19,790.96
|
$72.54
£57.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.40
ARS310,044.27
|
$1,808.15
£1,438.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.72
ARS226,568.32
|
$1,715.90
£1,365.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.92
ARS42,840.96
|
$167.51
£133.30
|
|
pay 10.3 times more for childcare
Argentina
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$173.69
ARS177,489.08
|
$2,324.77
£1,849.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,841.72
ARS2,903,917.37
|
$20,664.60
£16,444.21
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.81
ARS1,848.85
|
$7.75
£6.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
ARS2,132.03
|
$4.95
£3.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
ARS2,409.10
|
$15.50
£12.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.92
ARS19,331.90
|
$74.05
£58.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
ARS4,868.02
|
$18.08
£14.39
|
|
pay 35.1% more for clothing
Argentina
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.59
ARS81,335.99
|
$100.09
£79.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.14
ARS70,656.89
|
$69.31
£55.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.64
ARS109,994.40
|
$121.08
£96.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.20
ARS102,389.64
|
$202.34
£161.02
|
|
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