Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 4.7 times more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
|
Argentina
|
Switzerland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.59
ARS8,780.57
|
$27.66
CHF24.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.73
ARS6,876.91
|
$16.97
CHF15.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ARS1,350.37
|
$4.67
CHF4.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
ARS1,024.57
|
$4.13
CHF3.69
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Argentina
|
Switzerland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
ARS1,459.10
|
$3.64
CHF3.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.84
ARS3,919.55
|
$13.22
CHF11.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.28
ARS4,372.24
|
$7.31
CHF6.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
ARS1,830.88
|
$6.80
CHF6.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
ARS2,698.94
|
$12.89
CHF11.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
ARS925.69
|
$1.52
CHF1.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
ARS866.48
|
$1.03
CHF0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
ARS658.37
|
$1.31
CHF1.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
ARS1,028.66
|
$2.85
CHF2.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ARS473.93
|
$1.12
CHF1.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
ARS466.88
|
$1.07
CHF0.96
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
|
Argentina
|
Switzerland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
ARS3,741.14
|
$7.83
CHF7.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.28
ARS13,567.78
|
$114.11
CHF102.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,930.00
ARS29,563,205.09
|
$36,806.66
CHF32,900.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.90
ARS10,112.85
|
$42.03
CHF37.57
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
|
Argentina
|
Switzerland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.37
ARS19,790.96
|
$53.46
CHF47.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.40
ARS310,044.27
|
$1,622.75
CHF1,450.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.72
ARS226,568.32
|
$1,411.84
CHF1,262.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.92
ARS42,840.96
|
$180.02
CHF160.92
|
|
pay 12.8 times more for childcare
|
Argentina
|
Switzerland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$173.69
ARS177,489.08
|
$2,587.05
CHF2,312.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,841.72
ARS2,903,917.37
|
$30,321.56
CHF27,103.99
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Argentina
|
Switzerland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.81
ARS1,848.85
|
$7.82
CHF6.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
ARS2,132.03
|
$5.42
CHF4.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
ARS2,409.10
|
$10.09
CHF9.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.92
ARS19,331.90
|
$88.49
CHF79.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
ARS4,868.02
|
$21.15
CHF18.90
|
|
pay 36.2% more for clothing
|
Argentina
|
Switzerland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.59
ARS81,335.99
|
$121.70
CHF108.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.14
ARS70,656.89
|
$61.65
CHF55.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.64
ARS109,994.40
|
$136.06
CHF121.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.20
ARS102,389.64
|
$176.75
CHF157.99
|
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