Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 23.0% more expensive than Kazakhstan overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 41.0% more in Argentina
- Groceries
-
pay 53.0% more in Argentina
- Transportation
-
pay 50.4% more in Argentina
- Housing
-
pay 14.9% more in Argentina
- Childcare
-
pay 32.2% less in Argentina
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 7.4% more in Argentina
- Clothing
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pay 26.8% more in Argentina
The cost of groceries, transportation, restaurants, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports in Argentina are more expensive than in Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 41.0% more for restaurants
|
Kazakhstan
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.27
KZT4,167.78
|
$8.59
ARS9,106.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
KZT3,042.80
|
$6.73
ARS7,132.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
KZT459.31
|
$1.32
ARS1,400.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KZT248.37
|
$1.00
ARS1,062.65
|
|
pay 53.0% more for groceries
|
Kazakhstan
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
KZT199.29
|
$1.43
ARS1,513.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
KZT2,286.07
|
$3.84
ARS4,065.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
KZT2,042.28
|
$4.28
ARS4,534.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
KZT767.94
|
$1.79
ARS1,898.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
KZT1,050.03
|
$2.64
ARS2,799.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT294.80
|
$0.91
ARS960.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
KZT416.52
|
$0.85
ARS898.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
KZT431.09
|
$0.64
ARS682.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
KZT415.17
|
$1.01
ARS1,066.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT114.77
|
$0.46
ARS491.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT100.75
|
$0.46
ARS484.24
|
|
pay 50.4% more for transportation
|
Kazakhstan
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.84
KZT928.41
|
$3.66
ARS3,880.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.74
KZT7,428.91
|
$13.28
ARS14,072.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,631.50
KZT10,901,034.60
|
$28,930.00
ARS30,662,135.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
KZT2,788.39
|
$9.90
ARS10,488.77
|
|
pay 14.9% more for housing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.58
KZT5,835.07
|
$19.37
ARS20,526.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.54
KZT174,129.80
|
$303.40
ARS321,569.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$248.07
KZT125,012.97
|
$221.72
ARS234,990.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.43
KZT18,359.93
|
$41.92
ARS44,433.45
|
|
pay 32.2% less for childcare
|
Kazakhstan
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.89
KZT103,254.11
|
$173.69
ARS184,086.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,596.30
KZT2,820,215.92
|
$2,841.72
ARS3,011,862.49
|
|
pay 7.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kazakhstan
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
KZT601.34
|
$1.81
ARS1,917.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
KZT993.14
|
$2.09
ARS2,211.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
KZT974.69
|
$2.36
ARS2,498.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.19
KZT18,740.11
|
$18.92
ARS20,050.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
KZT2,249.03
|
$4.76
ARS5,048.97
|
|
pay 26.8% more for clothing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
KZT35,719.86
|
$79.59
ARS84,359.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.23
KZT21,786.01
|
$69.14
ARS73,283.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.08
KZT48,922.81
|
$107.64
ARS114,083.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
KZT40,658.38
|
$100.20
ARS106,195.70
|
|
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