Cost of living comparison
Slovakia is 58.7% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 17.9% more for restaurants
|
Argentina
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.59
ARS8,624.59
|
$8.14
€7.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.73
ARS6,754.75
|
$7.98
€7.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ARS1,326.38
|
$1.58
€1.52
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
ARS1,006.37
|
$1.39
€1.33
|
|
pay 25.8% more for groceries
|
Argentina
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
ARS1,433.18
|
$1.35
€1.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.84
ARS3,849.93
|
$6.03
€5.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.28
ARS4,294.58
|
$3.89
€3.73
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
ARS1,798.36
|
$3.43
€3.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
ARS2,651.00
|
$3.12
€2.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
ARS909.24
|
$0.73
€0.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
ARS851.09
|
$0.79
€0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
ARS646.68
|
$0.96
€0.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
ARS1,010.38
|
$1.51
€1.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ARS465.52
|
$0.58
€0.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
ARS458.59
|
$0.61
€0.59
|
|
pay 44.1% more for transportation
|
Argentina
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
ARS3,674.69
|
$6.34
€6.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.28
ARS13,326.76
|
$26.69
€25.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,930.00
ARS29,038,054.13
|
$24,429.89
€23,449.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.90
ARS9,933.21
|
$11.64
€11.17
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Argentina
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.37
ARS19,439.40
|
$20.60
€19.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.40
ARS304,536.75
|
$566.87
€544.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.72
ARS222,543.64
|
$468.12
€449.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.92
ARS42,079.95
|
$171.07
€164.21
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Argentina
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$173.69
ARS174,336.23
|
$400.86
€384.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,841.72
ARS2,852,333.14
|
$8,069.66
€7,745.88
|
|
pay 65.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Argentina
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.81
ARS1,816.01
|
$1.99
€1.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
ARS2,094.16
|
$2.35
€2.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
ARS2,366.31
|
$5.24
€5.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.92
ARS18,988.49
|
$40.04
€38.43
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
ARS4,781.54
|
$8.21
€7.89
|
|
pay 28.1% less for clothing
|
Argentina
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.59
ARS79,891.17
|
$63.57
€61.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.14
ARS69,401.76
|
$29.21
€28.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.64
ARS108,040.50
|
$78.92
€75.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.20
ARS100,570.83
|
$92.27
€88.57
|
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