Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 26.8% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Greece, you would:
pay 7.4% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.63
|
$8.59
ARS8,780.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.73
|
$6.73
ARS6,876.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.99
|
$1.32
ARS1,350.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$1.00
ARS1,024.57
|
|
pay 13.9% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.28
|
$1.43
ARS1,459.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€6.04
|
$3.84
ARS3,919.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.75
|
$4.28
ARS4,372.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.86
|
$1.79
ARS1,830.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€4.05
|
$2.64
ARS2,698.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.85
|
$0.91
ARS925.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$0.85
ARS866.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$0.64
ARS658.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.84
|
$1.01
ARS1,028.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.49
|
$0.46
ARS473.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.46
ARS466.88
|
|
pay 36.2% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€7.24
|
$3.66
ARS3,741.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€38.53
|
$13.28
ARS13,567.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€27,149.39
|
$28,930.00
ARS29,563,205.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€13.25
|
$9.90
ARS10,112.85
|
|
pay 50.7% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€31.46
|
$19.37
ARS19,790.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€502.75
|
$303.40
ARS310,044.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€376.04
|
$221.72
ARS226,568.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€168.43
|
$41.92
ARS42,840.96
|
|
pay 56.5% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€396.09
|
$173.69
ARS177,489.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€6,071.52
|
$2,841.72
ARS2,903,917.37
|
|
pay 51.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.22
|
$1.81
ARS1,848.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.35
|
$2.09
ARS2,132.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.74
|
$2.36
ARS2,409.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€46.71
|
$18.92
ARS19,331.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.46
|
$4.76
ARS4,868.02
|
|
pay 28.7% more for clothing
|
Greece
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€80.19
|
$79.59
ARS81,335.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€36.27
|
$69.14
ARS70,656.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€79.72
|
$107.64
ARS109,994.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€89.57
|
$100.20
ARS102,389.64
|
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