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Cost of living and expenses in Argentina
What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Argentina?
What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Argentina, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Argentina
(The last update: 6 days ago)
Currency in Argentina Argentine peso (ARS). For 10 US dollars you can get 10.2 thousand Argentine pesos. For 100 US dollars you can get 102 thousand Argentine pesos. And the other way around: For 100 Argentine pesos you can get 0.0979 US dollars.
See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in Argentina
What are the different prices in the cities in Argentina? Look here: Prices in cities in Argentina
Prices: Corrientes Mar del Plata Mendoza Resistencia Rosario Buenos Aires Córdoba La Plata San Isidro de El General San Juan
fees
$44 ($25 - $85)
79% is less expensive than in United States
internet
$18.1 ($10.5 - $34)
74% is less expensive than in United States
jeans
$65 ($30 - $114)
25% more than in United States
average earnings
$431
91% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$304 ($150 - $600)
83% is less expensive than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$382 ($200 - $800)
84% is less expensive than in United States
The cost of living in Argentina:
- One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $0.3 (ARS 307)
- Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $13 (ARS 13.3K)
- Gasoline (1 liter) $0.89 (ARS 908)
- Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $22.3K (ARS 22.8M)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $304 (ARS 311K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $219 (ARS 223K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $534 (ARS 546K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $382 (ARS 390K)
- Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $44 (ARS 44.8K)
- Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $18.1 (ARS 18.5K)
- numb_34 $15.9 (ARS 16.2K)
- 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $65 (ARS 66.8K)
- 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $54 (ARS 55.4K)
- 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $105 (ARS 107K)
- 1 pair of men's leather shoes $95 (ARS 96.6K)
- Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $24.5K (ARS 25M)
- Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $143 (ARS 146K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $2.02K (ARS 2.07M)
- International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $3.86K (ARS 3.94M)
- Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $1.53K (ARS 1.56M)
- Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $431 (ARS 441K)
- Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 54%
- Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $1 (ARS 1.02K)
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $1 (ARS 1.02K)
- Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $6 (ARS 6.13K)
Price changes in previous years in Argentina
Price changes in One Square Meter Of An Apartment In The Center over the years: 2010: $7.72K(ARS 7.89M), 2011: $8.48K(ARS 8.66M), 2012: $9.85K(ARS 10.1M), 2013: $11.4K(ARS 11.7M), 2016: $33.9K(ARS 34.7M), 2017: $37.8K(ARS 38.6M), and 2018: $66.1K(ARS 67.5M)
Have earnings increased in Argentina?
See the average salary in previous years in 2010: $3.26K(ARS 3.33M), 2011: $2.79K(ARS 2.85M), 2012: $4.94K(ARS 5.04M), 2013: $5.12K(ARS 5.23M), 2016: $12.4K(ARS 12.7M), 2017: $14.8K(ARS 15.1M), and 2018: $19K(ARS 19.5M)
Price changes in Fees over the years: 2010: $235(ARS 240K), 2011: $168(ARS 172K), 2012: $431(ARS 440K), 2013: $399(ARS 408K), 2016: $1.28K(ARS 1.31M), 2017: $1.61K(ARS 1.64M), and 2018: $2.69K(ARS 2.75M)
Price changes in Internet over the years: 2010: $122(ARS 124K), 2011: $132(ARS 135K), 2012: $159(ARS 163K), 2013: $184(ARS 188K), 2016: $511(ARS 522K), 2017: $765(ARS 781K), and 2018: $1.15K(ARS 1.18M)
Have prices changed in clothing stores in Argentina in recent years?
For example, this is how the prices of jeans have changed in 2010: $347(ARS 355K), 2011: $397(ARS 406K), 2012: $419(ARS 428K), 2013: $525(ARS 536K), 2016: $1.41K(ARS 1.44M), 2017: $1.68K(ARS 1.71M), and 2018: $1.84K(ARS 1.88M)
Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:
wine
$3.2 ($2 - $6.8)
79% is less expensive than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$382 ($200 - $800)
84% is less expensive than in United States
bananas
$1.6 ($1 - $3)
4.6% is less expensive than in United States
Cola, Pepsi, Sprite, Mirinda
$1.2 ($0.7 - $2)
by half less than in United States
fees
$44 ($25 - $85)
79% is less expensive than in United States
Burger King or a similar bar
$6 ($4.5 - $7)
by half less than in United States