Cost of living comparison

Niger

compared to

Argentina

Argentina vs. Niger Cost of Living Summary

Argentina is 11.1% more expensive than Niger overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.0% more in Argentina
Groceries: pay 8.4% more in Argentina
Transportation: pay 56.3% more in Argentina
Housing: pay 60.3% less in Argentina
Childcare: pay 59.0% less in Argentina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.0% less in Argentina
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Argentina

The cost of clothing, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Argentina are more expensive than in Niger. Expenses including housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Argentina. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Argentina.

Argentina vs. Niger Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Argentina instead of Niger, you would:

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pay 26.0% more for restaurants

	Niger	Argentina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.90 F CFA2,956	$8.59 ARS9,106.96	+75.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.80 F CFA5,913	$6.73 ARS7,132.54	-31.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 F CFA825	$1.32 ARS1,400.56	-3.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 F CFA370	$1.00 ARS1,062.65	+63.6%
Average			+26.0%

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pay 8.4% more for groceries

	Niger	Argentina
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 F CFA308	$1.43 ARS1,513.34	+179.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.17 F CFA4,927	$3.84 ARS4,065.25	-53.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.54 F CFA5,148	$4.28 ARS4,534.77	-49.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 F CFA1,365	$1.79 ARS1,898.94	-20.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.30 F CFA1,993	$2.64 ARS2,799.27	-20.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.67 F CFA1,006	$0.91 ARS960.10	-45.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 F CFA358	$0.85 ARS898.69	+43.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 F CFA637	$0.64 ARS682.84	-39.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 F CFA436	$1.01 ARS1,066.89	+39.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 F CFA335	$0.46 ARS491.55	-16.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 F CFA156	$0.46 ARS484.24	+76.1%
Average			+8.4%

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pay 56.3% more for transportation

	Niger	Argentina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.45 F CFA2,082	$3.66 ARS3,880.21	+6.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.25 F CFA7,391	$13.28 ARS14,072.12	+8.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,606.70 F CFA11,825,805	$28,930.00 ARS30,662,135.73	+47.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.76 F CFA2,267	$9.90 ARS10,488.77	+163.3%
Average			+56.3%

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pay 60.3% less for housing

	Niger	Argentina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.29 F CFA27,922	$19.37 ARS20,526.63	-58.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$796.52 F CFA480,423	$303.40 ARS321,569.31	-61.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$408.47 F CFA246,371	$221.72 ARS234,990.37	-45.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$170.73 F CFA102,978	$41.92 ARS44,433.45	-75.4%
Average			-60.3%

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pay 59.0% less for childcare

	Niger	Argentina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$925.87 F CFA558,441	$173.69 ARS184,086.75	-81.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,493.20 F CFA2,710,080	$2,841.72 ARS3,011,862.49	-36.8%
Average			-59.0%

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pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Niger	Argentina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 F CFA739	$1.81 ARS1,917.58	+47.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 F CFA1,807	$2.09 ARS2,211.28	-30.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 F CFA1,478	$2.36 ARS2,498.65	-3.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.46 F CFA32,849	$18.92 ARS20,050.50	-65.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 F CFA2,464	$4.76 ARS5,048.97	+16.6%
Average			-7.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Niger	Argentina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.85 F CFA24,637	$79.59 ARS84,359.43	+94.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.29 F CFA27,922	$69.14 ARS73,283.36	+49.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$40.85 F CFA24,637	$107.64 ARS114,083.14	+163.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.85 F CFA24,637	$100.20 ARS106,195.70	+145.3%
Average			+113.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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