Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 45.2% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Norway, you would:
pay 53.8% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Argentina
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.52
NOK209.65
|
$8.59
ARS8,780.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK137.73
|
$6.73
ARS6,876.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK32.58
|
$1.32
ARS1,350.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK30.59
|
$1.00
ARS1,024.57
|
|
pay 43.2% less for groceries
Norway
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK34.29
|
$1.43
ARS1,459.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK57.70
|
$3.84
ARS3,919.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK83.93
|
$4.28
ARS4,372.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK41.99
|
$1.79
ARS1,830.88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK67.07
|
$2.64
ARS2,698.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK14.89
|
$0.91
ARS925.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK11.13
|
$0.85
ARS866.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK14.61
|
$0.64
ARS658.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK20.58
|
$1.01
ARS1,028.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.81
|
$0.46
ARS473.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK11.92
|
$0.46
ARS466.88
|
|
pay 49.8% less for transportation
Norway
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK82.89
|
$3.66
ARS3,741.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK761.72
|
$13.28
ARS13,567.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK367,241.42
|
$28,930.00
ARS29,563,205.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK266.00
|
$9.90
ARS10,112.85
|
|
pay 69.5% less for housing
Norway
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK599.58
|
$19.37
ARS19,790.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK11,661.62
|
$303.40
ARS310,044.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK9,098.73
|
$221.72
ARS226,568.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,676.88
|
$41.92
ARS42,840.96
|
|
pay 44.9% less for childcare
Norway
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK3,080.91
|
$173.69
ARS177,489.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK69,200.27
|
$2,841.72
ARS2,903,917.37
|
|
pay 67.6% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK99.93
|
$1.81
ARS1,848.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK52.51
|
$2.09
ARS2,132.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK149.99
|
$2.36
ARS2,409.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK489.11
|
$18.92
ARS19,331.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK153.42
|
$4.76
ARS4,868.02
|
|
pay 12.4% more for clothing
Norway
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK993.62
|
$79.59
ARS81,335.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK454.02
|
$69.14
ARS70,656.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,137.98
|
$107.64
ARS109,994.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,426.92
|
$100.20
ARS102,389.64
|
|
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