Summary of cost of living in Argentina

Family of four estimated monthly costs: ARS $98,438
Single person estimated monthly costs: ARS $40,969

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Food
	Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district	ARS $367
	Combo meal in fast food restaurant (big mac meal or similar)	ARS $279
	500 gr (1 lb.) of boneless chicken breast	ARS $107
	1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk	ARS $51
	12 eggs, large	ARS $86
	1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes	ARS $55
	500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese	ARS $209
	1 kg (2 lb.) of apples	ARS $63
	1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes	ARS $30
	0.5 l (16 oz) domestic beer in the supermarket	ARS $57
	1 bottle of red table wine, good quality	ARS $210
	2 liters of coca-cola	ARS $100
	Bread for 2 people for 1 day	ARS $31
Housing
	Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in expensive area	ARS $26,876
	Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in normal area	ARS $17,277
	Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat	ARS $3,864
	Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in expensive area	ARS $18,882
	Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in normal area	ARS $12,768
	Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 sqft) studio	ARS $2,957
	Internet 8 mbps (1 month)	ARS $1,183
	40” flat screen tv	ARS $19,354
	Microwave 800/900 watt (bosch, panasonic, lg, sharp, or equivalent brands)	ARS $7,507
	Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.)	ARS $291
	Hourly rate for cleaning help	ARS $185

Clothes
	1 pair of jeans (levis 501 or similar)	ARS $2,648
	1 summer dress in a high street store (zara, h&m or similar retailers)	ARS $1,926
	1 pair of sport shoes (nike, adidas, or equivalent brands)	ARS $3,937
	1 pair of men’s leather business shoes	ARS $3,860
Transportation
	Volkswagen golf 1.4 tsi 150 cv (or equivalent), with no extras, new	ARS $943,162
	1 liter (1/4 gallon) of gas	ARS $51
	Monthly ticket public transport	ARS $1,133
Personal Care
	Cold medicine for 6 days (tylenol, frenadol, coldrex, or equivalent brands)	ARS $242
	1 box of antibiotics (12 doses)	ARS $433
	Short visit to private doctor (15 minutes)	ARS $967
	1 box of 32 tampons (tampax, ob, ...)	ARS $201
	Deodorant, roll-on (50ml ~ 1.5 oz.)	ARS $112
	Hair shampoo 2-in-1 (400 ml ~ 12 oz.)	ARS $163
	4 rolls of toilet paper	ARS $87
	Tube of toothpaste	ARS $96
	Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city	ARS $366
Entertainment
	Basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub	ARS $844
	2 tickets to the movies	ARS $501
	2 tickets to the theater (best available seats)	ARS $1,890
	Dinner for two at an italian restaurant in the expat area including appetisers, main course, wine and dessert	ARS $1,476
	1 cocktail drink in downtown club	ARS $258
	Cappuccino in expat area of the city	ARS $119
	1 beer in neighbourhood pub (500ml or 1pt.)	ARS $124
	Ipad wi-fi 128gb	ARS $33,780
	1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans)	ARS $11
	1 month of gym membership in business district	ARS $1,577
	1 package of marlboro cigarettes	ARS $108

Map of Cost of Living in Argentina

This map shows only the top cities in Argentina. We also have on this page a list of all the cities available in Expatistan:
List of all the cities available in Expatistan

The color of each marker corresponds with the cost of living in the city red markers show more expensive cities green ones show cheaper cities
Moving the mouse on top of a city will show its name and the Cost of Living Index of that city.

What is the Cost of Living Index? To calculate each city's Price Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a central reference city (that happens to be Prague). Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague.
Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.

Cost of Living Ranking in Argentina

(top cities by data quality)

Ranking	City	Price Index *
1st	Corrientes	89
2nd	Buenos Aires	65
3rd	Córdoba	59
4th	Rosario	58
5th	La Plata	56
6th	Salta	53
7th	Neuquén	52
8th	Bahía Blanca	51
9th	Mendoza	49
10th	Mar del Plata	47
11th	Tucumán	44
12th	Santa Fe	38

Price Index:

To calculate each city's Price Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a central reference city (that happens to be Prague). Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague.
Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.

List of all cities available in Argentina

Bahía Blanca	Buenos Aires	Comodoro Rivadavia
Concordia	Corrientes	Córdoba
Formosa	La Plata	La Rioja
Mar del Plata	Mendoza	Neuquén
Posadas	Quilmes	Resistencia
Rio Grande, Tierra del Fuego	Rosario	Río Cuarto
Salta	San Carlos de Bariloche	San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca
San Juan	San Luis	San Martin de los Andes
San Nicolás de los Arroyos	San Rafael	Santa Fe
Santa Rosa	Santiago del Estero	Tandil
Tucumán	Ushuaia

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Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district in Buenos Aires costs ARS $400 (about 12 hours ago)
1 pack of marlboro cigarettes in Córdoba costs ARS $130 (about 21 hours ago)
1 liter of gasoline in Córdoba costs ARS $59 (about 21 hours ago)
Short visit to private doctor in Buenos Aires costs ARS $2,500 (1 day ago)
One-way ticket in public transport in Buenos Aires costs ARS $21 (1 day ago)
1 kg of apples in Buenos Aires costs ARS $89 (1 day ago)
1 liter of whole fat milk in Buenos Aires costs ARS $67 (1 day ago)
500 g of boneless chicken breast in Buenos Aires costs ARS $100 (1 day ago)
Cocktail drink in downtown club in Ushuaia costs ARS $250 (1 day ago)
Per minute of waiting of taxi fare per waiting time, weekday at noon in Ushuaia costs ARS $396 (1 day ago)

Cost of living in Argentina