Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 8.9% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 54.8% more in Argentina
- Groceries
-
pay 0.4% more in Argentina
- Transportation
-
pay 48.4% more in Argentina
- Housing
-
pay 63.9% less in Argentina
- Childcare
-
pay 9.9% more in Argentina
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.7% more in Argentina
- Clothing
-
pay 9.9% more in Argentina
The cost of restaurants, transportation, childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Argentina are more expensive than in Ethiopia.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 54.8% more for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB789.78
|
$8.59
ARS9,220.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB820.75
|
$6.73
ARS7,221.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB103.33
|
$1.32
ARS1,418.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB66.10
|
$1.00
ARS1,075.95
|
|
pay 0.4% more for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB158.16
|
$1.43
ARS1,532.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB638.86
|
$3.84
ARS4,116.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB800.13
|
$4.28
ARS4,591.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB348.71
|
$1.79
ARS1,922.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB743.21
|
$2.64
ARS2,834.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB434.56
|
$0.91
ARS972.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB66.65
|
$0.85
ARS909.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB141.93
|
$0.64
ARS691.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB50.88
|
$1.01
ARS1,080.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB40.97
|
$0.46
ARS497.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB104.54
|
$0.46
ARS490.30
|
|
pay 48.4% more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB642.32
|
$3.66
ARS3,928.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,316.30
|
$13.28
ARS14,248.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,290,741.60
|
$28,930.00
ARS31,045,944.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB482.42
|
$9.90
ARS10,620.06
|
|
pay 63.9% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB22,530.61
|
$19.37
ARS20,783.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB84,914.30
|
$303.40
ARS325,594.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB55,645.42
|
$221.72
ARS237,931.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB16,432.41
|
$41.92
ARS44,989.64
|
|
pay 9.9% more for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,724.30
|
$173.69
ARS186,391.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,780,736.08
|
$2,841.72
ARS3,049,563.03
|
|
pay 2.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB131.63
|
$1.81
ARS1,941.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB151.34
|
$2.09
ARS2,238.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB526.52
|
$2.36
ARS2,529.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,924.99
|
$18.92
ARS20,301.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB881.92
|
$4.76
ARS5,112.17
|
|
pay 9.9% more for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,362.10
|
$79.59
ARS85,415.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,894.16
|
$69.14
ARS74,200.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB14,326.93
|
$107.64
ARS115,511.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB15,706.28
|
$100.20
ARS107,524.99
|
|
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