Cost of Living in Argentina - Updated Prices & Insights

Name: Argentina
Address: AR

Solo nomad: Estimated monthly costs are $741 (excluding rent), and $1,153 including rent.

Family of 3: Estimated monthly costs are $1,860 (excluding rent), and $2,554 including rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$12.08 ARS 17.5K

$6.04 ARS 8,772

$25.17 ARS 36.5K

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$49.06 ARS 71.2K

$27.47 ARS 39.9K

$78.5 ARS 114.0K

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.05 ARS 14.6K

$8.04 ARS 11.7K

$12.06 ARS 17.5K

Cappuccino

$3.27 ARS 4,751

$0.97 ARS 1,414

$5.84 ARS 8,483

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.88 ARS 2,727

$0.98 ARS 1,420

$2.93 ARS 4,260

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.47 ARS 2,136

$1.03 ARS 1,494

$2.57 ARS 3,735

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.03 ARS 4,402

$1.21 ARS 1,761

$5.05 ARS 7,336

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.05 ARS 4,428

$2.01 ARS 2,923

$5.53 ARS 8,037

Milk (1 liter)

$1.44 ARS 2,087

$0.98 ARS 1,416

$2.05 ARS 2,981

White Bread (500g)

$1.97 ARS 2,864

$0.98 ARS 1,425

$4.91 ARS 7,124

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.14 ARS 3,105

$1.02 ARS 1,485

$3.41 ARS 4,947

Eggs

$2.57 ARS 3,738

$1.17 ARS 1,705

$4.46 ARS 6,480

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.28 ARS 14.9K

$5.08 ARS 7,380

$20.33 ARS 29.5K

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.72 ARS 9,754

$2.92 ARS 4,247

$10.74 ARS 15.6K

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.20 ARS 13.4K

$5.65 ARS 8,209

$12.33 ARS 17.9K

Apples (1kg)

$2.26 ARS 3,282

$1.01 ARS 1,472

$3.50 ARS 5,078

Banana (1kg)

$2.00 ARS 2,901

$1.08 ARS 1,564

$2.94 ARS 4,266

Oranges (1kg)

$1.33 ARS 1,938

$0.73 ARS 1,057

$2.43 ARS 3,523

Tomato (1kg)

$2.49 ARS 3,619

$0.72 ARS 1,047

$4.12 ARS 5,981

Potato (1kg)

$1.22 ARS 1,778

$0.49 ARS 706

$1.94 ARS 2,823

Onion (1kg)

$1.21 ARS 1,755

$0.55 ARS 806

$2.18 ARS 3,164

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.57 ARS 2,283

$0.50 ARS 732

$3.02 ARS 4,390

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.52 ARS 2,209

$0.81 ARS 1,178

$2.54 ARS 3,682

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.99 ARS 4,337

$1.99 ARS 2,892

$3.98 ARS 5,783

Wine (Bottle)

$4.88 ARS 7,091

$2.93 ARS 4,255

$8.30 ARS 12.1K

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.86 ARS 2,706

$1.17 ARS 1,700

$2.93 ARS 4,251

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.01 ARS 4,366

$1.53 ARS 2,227

$5.11 ARS 7,425

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.71 ARS 1,038

$0.43 ARS 623

$1.02 ARS 1,480

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$20.74 ARS 30.1K

$7.90 ARS 11.5K

$55.3 ARS 80.3K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.47 ARS 2,131

$0.88 ARS 1,279

$1.96 ARS 2,842

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.02 ARS 1,485

$0.51 ARS 742

$1.79 ARS 2,599

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.90 ARS 8,565

$4.25 ARS 6,167

$9.83 ARS 14.3K

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.08 ARS 1,567

$0.88 ARS 1,271

$1.26 ARS 1,836

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$24.9K ARS 36.2M

$20.9K ARS 30.4M

$31.9K ARS 46.3M

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$30.0K ARS 43.6M

$27.8K ARS 40.3M

$34.7K ARS 50.5M

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$87.3 ARS 126.7K

$42.79 ARS 62.1K

$171 ARS 248.6K

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$16.77 ARS 24.4K

$6.62 ARS 9,608

$34.30 ARS 49.8K

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.33 ARS 33.9K

$15.19 ARS 22.1K

$46.59 ARS 67.7K

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$30.52 ARS 44.3K

$14.84 ARS 21.5K

$49.46 ARS 71.8K

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.37 ARS 19.4K

$5.44 ARS 7,900

$19.78 ARS 28.7K

Cinema Ticket

$7.01 ARS 10.2K

$4.08 ARS 5,928

$11.22 ARS 16.3K

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$255 ARS 370.1K

$101 ARS 147.0K

$456 ARS 661.6K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,755 ARS 5.5M

$1,821 ARS 2.6M

$7,283 ARS 10.6M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$96.6 ARS 140.3K

$46.21 ARS 67.1K

$148 ARS 215.6K

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$78.7 ARS 114.3K

$50.4 ARS 73.1K

$128 ARS 185.8K

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$121 ARS 176.3K

$64.5 ARS 93.6K

$191 ARS 277.9K

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$119 ARS 173.1K

$55.1 ARS 80.0K

$200 ARS 291.0K

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$492 ARS 714.5K

$301 ARS 436.9K

$802 ARS 1.2M

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$336 ARS 487.3K

$200 ARS 289.9K

$499 ARS 724.8K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$896 ARS 1.3M

$484 ARS 703.4K

$1,513 ARS 2.2M

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$625 ARS 908.1K

$371 ARS 539.1K

$1,204 ARS 1.7M

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,210 ARS 3.2M

$1,388 ARS 2.0M

$3,520 ARS 5.1M

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,573 ARS 2.3M

$977 ARS 1.4M

$2,522 ARS 3.7M

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$687 ARS 997.3K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

65.53

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update: January 20, 2026

By City in Argentina

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Rank	City	Population	Living Index	Solo costs (no rent) / month	Solo costs (with rent) / month	Family of 3 costs (no rent) / month	Family of 3 costs (with rent) / month	Mobile download speed (Mbps)	Internet download speed (Mbps)
1	Abra Pampa	9400	48	$583	$943	$1,428	$2,189	23.87	23.56
2	Avellaneda	342677	48	$600	$981	$1,434	$2,184	88.67	207.96
3	Bahia Blanca	301572	51	$763	$1,029	$1,555	$2,300	86.7	147.4
4	Bariloche	135755	60	$726	$1,180	$1,504	$2,731	104.62	106.19
5	Buenos Aires	2891082	70	$869	$1,383	$2,124	$3,013	7.74	215.03
6	Cafayate	14850	47	$694	$928	$1,563	$2,092	36.78	96.29
7	Catamarca	160058	48	$718	$965	$1,589	$2,206	62.22	133.68
8	Chivilcoy	58152	53	$628	$1,071	$1,851	$2,329	93.97	94.05
9	Comodoro Rivadavia	177038	48	$689	$964	$1,546	$2,222	144.54	128.18
10	Concordia	149450	48	$572	$970	$1,382	$2,162	58.09	101.44
11	Cordoba	1655481	60	$764	$1,180	$1,909	$2,543	244.43	153.33
12	Corrientes	346634	51	$639	$999	$1,672	$2,373	121.7	139.56
13	El Calafate	22844	48	$669	$949	$1,610	$2,189	26.81	142.03
14	Formosa	234354	48	$726	$953	$1,599	$2,194	106.56	76.54
15	La Plata	193144	44	$683	$873	$1,511	$2,116	199	208.51
16	La Rioja	180219	48	$633	$966	$1,349	$2,149	18.35	79.15
17	Lanus	459263	45	$550	$894	$1,342	$2,006	19.75	214.34
18	Lomas de Zamora	616279	48	$756	$954	$1,764	$2,197	195.76	217.01
19	Mar del Plata	593337	42	$497	$831	$1,557	$2,015	287.57	167.49
20	Mendoza	937154	55	$733	$1,095	$1,766	$2,420	286.96	144.89
21	Necochea	84784	48	$573	$969	$1,411	$2,195	99.27	102.83
22	Neuquen	288896	48	$578	$973	$1,572	$2,463	209.9	160.28
23	Nueve de Julio	30000	57	$753	$1,162	$1,956	$2,596	188.56	19.98
24	Palermo	-	48	$671	$970	$1,453	$2,150	71.22	215.03
25	Parana	247863	43	$535	$844	$1,550	$1,978	140.79	126.16
26	Paso de los Libres	43251	50	$765	$988	$1,810	$2,255	147.42	226.91
27	Pergamino	104086	57	$686	$1,119	$1,858	$2,486	142.58	194.85
28	Pilar	81120	54	$687	$1,094	$2,206	$2,545	69.98	161
29	Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña	89882	48	$613	$976	$1,758	$2,149	63.92	125.73
30	Quilmes	230810	45	$519	$884	$1,425	$2,086	23.84	199.2
31	Resistencia	-	43	$564	$876	$1,257	$1,970	230.14	115.57
32	Rosario	1029619	42	$596	$841	$1,496	$1,899	252.95	151.22
33	Río Tercero	-	48	$572	$951	$1,356	$2,158	190.5	76.64
34	Salta	535303	53	$547	$1,076	$1,246	$2,096	294.21	141.3
35	San Isidro	45190	45	$523	$916	$1,677	$2,060	195.44	217.89
36	San Juan	522029	30	$501	$605	$947	$1,371	41.75	123.2
37	San Luis	204019	43	$678	$868	$1,644	$1,943	51.91	157.35
38	San Martin de los Andes	36913	48	$668	$961	$1,619	$2,203	41.49	209.17
39	San Miguel de Tucuman	527607	48	$721	$977	$1,556	$2,154	257.26	155.48
40	San Rafael	118850	45	$551	$894	$1,305	$1,990	161.02	134.92
41	San Salvador de Jujuy	231229	45	$518	$878	$1,612	$2,081	29.96	98.62
42	Santa Fe	-	40	$518	$805	$1,348	$1,643	56.77	126.6
43	Santa Rosa	116083	48	$655	$971	$1,658	$2,157	114.41	69.7
44	Santiago del Estero	252192	48	$606	$948	$1,618	$2,187	87.17	91.66
45	Tandil	110627	51	$705	$1,023	$1,552	$2,258	45.07	105.39
46	Tigre	31106	44	$648	$894	$1,247	$2,065	140.4	188.35
47	Ushuaia	79538	48	$667	$961	$1,596	$2,211	79.92	62.1
48	Villa María	80006	48	$584	$972	$1,755	$2,193	33.4	140.75

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Cost of Living in Argentina - Frequently Asked Questions

Argentina often feels affordable for a broad mix of travelers and long-stay visitors, especially outside major hubs. Cost of Living in Argentina varies by city and neighborhood, with Buenos Aires offering good value in rents, food, and local services relative to many Western cities, while smaller cities or rural areas can stretch budgets further. For digital nomads, coworking and apartment options with monthly rates can be cost-effective if you balance location with amenities. Practical tips: pick barrios with good transit access, shop at local markets, and cook more at home. Tip: start with a short stay in a few neighborhoods to test where you’ll feel most productive and comfortable.

Housing searches usually reward flexibility: look for buildings with solid light, decent security, and proximity to transit or coworking hubs. Start in a walkable barrio or neighborhood with easy access to groceries and cafés, then test commutes at different times. Food options range from vibrant markets with seasonal produce to affordable casual eateries; cooking at home helps stretch the budget. Transport is generally reliable with buses and metro services in bigger cities, plus ride-hailing as a backup. Argentina living cost tends to feel manageable when you match your area to your work rhythm. Tip: ask landlords about deposit norms and lease flexibility before signing.

A good life fit depends on your pace: urban cores offer nightlife and coworking, while suburbs or smaller cities can offer calmer rhythms and lower rents. Build a simple budgeting framework: categorize housing, food, utilities, transport, and leisure; give yourself a buffer for seasonality and occasional travel. For seasonality, Buenos Aires experiences hot summers and cooler winters; other regions can be hotter or more temperate depending on the area. Practical tips: use week-by-week meal planning, buy fresh produce locally, walk or bike where possible, and look for seasonal events to offset costs. Tip: prioritize neighborhoods near transit and essential services to save time and money.