Summary of cost of living in Argentina

Family of four estimated monthly costs: ARS $111,043
Single person estimated monthly costs: ARS $45,374

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Food
	Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district	ARS $448
	Combo meal in fast food restaurant (big mac meal or similar)	ARS $323
	500 gr (1 lb.) of boneless chicken breast	ARS $120
	1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk	ARS $57
	12 eggs, large	ARS $102
	1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes	ARS $62
	500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese	ARS $234
	1 kg (2 lb.) of apples	ARS $69
	1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes	ARS $36
	0.5 l (16 oz) domestic beer in the supermarket	ARS $66
	1 bottle of red table wine, good quality	ARS $232
	2 liters of coca-cola	ARS $116
	Bread for 2 people for 1 day	ARS $35
Housing
	Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in expensive area	ARS $28,915
	Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in normal area	ARS $18,990
	Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat	ARS $3,821
	Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in expensive area	ARS $20,114
	Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in normal area	ARS $13,431
	Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 sqft) studio	ARS $2,873
	Internet 8 mbps (1 month)	ARS $1,249
	40” flat screen tv	ARS $22,410
	Microwave 800/900 watt (bosch, panasonic, lg, sharp, or equivalent brands)	ARS $9,081
	Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.)	ARS $300
	Hourly rate for cleaning help	ARS $197

Clothes
	1 pair of jeans (levis 501 or similar)	ARS $2,934
	1 summer dress in a high street store (zara, h&m or similar retailers)	ARS $1,942
	1 pair of sport shoes (nike, adidas, or equivalent brands)	ARS $4,522
	1 pair of men’s leather business shoes	ARS $4,089
Transportation
	Volkswagen golf 1.4 tsi 150 cv (or equivalent), with no extras, new	ARS $1,262,050
	1 liter (1/4 gallon) of gas	ARS $56
	Monthly ticket public transport	ARS $1,294
Personal Care
	Cold medicine for 6 days (tylenol, frenadol, coldrex, or equivalent brands)	ARS $242
	1 box of antibiotics (12 doses)	ARS $458
	Short visit to private doctor (15 minutes)	ARS $935
	1 box of 32 tampons (tampax, ob, ...)	ARS $238
	Deodorant, roll-on (50ml ~ 1.5 oz.)	ARS $130
	Hair shampoo 2-in-1 (400 ml ~ 12 oz.)	ARS $194
	4 rolls of toilet paper	ARS $98
	Tube of toothpaste	ARS $112
	Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city	ARS $400
Entertainment
	Basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub	ARS $965
	2 tickets to the movies	ARS $553
	2 tickets to the theater (best available seats)	ARS $1,768
	Dinner for two at an italian restaurant in the expat area including appetisers, main course, wine and dessert	ARS $1,610
	1 cocktail drink in downtown club	ARS $298
	Cappuccino in expat area of the city	ARS $138
	1 beer in neighbourhood pub (500ml or 1pt.)	ARS $130
	Ipad wi-fi 128gb	ARS $40,775
	1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans)	ARS $11
	1 month of gym membership in business district	ARS $1,728
	1 package of marlboro cigarettes	ARS $128

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	Buenos Aires	65
2nd	Córdoba	58
3rd	Rosario	54
4th	Mendoza	52
5th	San Juan	51
6th	Bahía Blanca	50
7th	Mar del Plata	49
8th	Neuquén	49
9th	Tucumán	45

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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1 pack of marlboro cigarettes in Buenos Aires costs ARS $180 (about 8 hours ago)
2 tickets to the movies in Buenos Aires costs ARS $500 (about 8 hours ago)
1 box of 16 of tampons (tampax, ob, ...) in Buenos Aires costs ARS $200 (about 8 hours ago)
2 liters of coca-cola in Buenos Aires costs ARS $160 (about 8 hours ago)
1 bottle of red table wine, good quality in Buenos Aires costs ARS $250 (about 8 hours ago)
500 ml domestic beer in the supermarket in Buenos Aires costs ARS $80 (about 8 hours ago)
1 kg of potatoes in Buenos Aires costs ARS $60 (about 8 hours ago)
1 kg of local cheese in Buenos Aires costs ARS $130 (about 8 hours ago)
12 eggs, large in Buenos Aires costs ARS $180 (about 8 hours ago)
1 liter of whole fat milk in Buenos Aires costs ARS $70 (about 8 hours ago)

Cost of living in Argentina