Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 82.6% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 82.4% more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
$7.30
ARS7,219.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
$5.48
ARS5,419.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SOS407
|
$1.16
ARS1,146.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.90
ARS893.77
|
|
pay 16.8% less for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
$1.28
ARS1,269.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
$3.38
ARS3,340.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
$3.48
ARS3,444.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
$1.56
ARS1,547.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
$2.03
ARS2,008.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS986
|
$0.77
ARS764.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS504
|
$0.69
ARS686.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS751
|
$0.55
ARS544.70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.65
ARS642.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SOS347
|
$0.36
ARS353.29
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.36
ARS353.13
|
|
pay 67.5% more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
$3.48
ARS3,443.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
$18.58
ARS18,374.73
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
$24,409.10
ARS24,141,123.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
$8.41
ARS8,317.81
|
|
pay 11.2% more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
$18.92
ARS18,707.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
$254.53
ARS251,733.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
$191.20
ARS189,105.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
$36.37
ARS35,975.27
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
$144.96
ARS143,368.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
$3,988.68
ARS3,944,885.29
|
|
pay 6.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
$1.79
ARS1,773.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
SOS698
|
$1.85
ARS1,825.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
$1.92
ARS1,899.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
$19.65
ARS19,433.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
$4.34
ARS4,294.57
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
$59.90
ARS59,247.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
$54.50
ARS53,901.55
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
$106.78
ARS105,605.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
$91.91
ARS90,903.63
|
|
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