Cost of Living in Argentina - Updated Prices & Insights

Name: Argentina
Address: AR

Solo nomad: Estimated monthly costs are $732 (excluding rent), and $1,146 including rent.

Family of 3: Estimated monthly costs are $1,880 (excluding rent), and $2,528 including rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$12.18 ARS 17.7K

$6.09 ARS 8,846

$25.38 ARS 36.9K

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$49.01 ARS 71.2K

$27.44 ARS 39.9K

$78.4 ARS 113.9K

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.83 ARS 14.3K

$7.86 ARS 11.4K

$11.79 ARS 17.1K

Cappuccino

$3.30 ARS 4,792

$0.98 ARS 1,426

$5.89 ARS 8,558

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

$1.90 ARS 2,765

$0.99 ARS 1,440

$2.98 ARS 4,321

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.41 ARS 2,053

$0.99 ARS 1,436

$2.47 ARS 3,589

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.97 ARS 4,320

$1.19 ARS 1,728

$4.96 ARS 7,199

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.99 ARS 4,341

$1.97 ARS 2,866

$5.43 ARS 7,880

Milk (1 liter)

$1.36 ARS 1,978

$0.92 ARS 1,343

$1.95 ARS 2,826

White Bread (500g)

$1.97 ARS 2,864

$0.98 ARS 1,425

$4.91 ARS 7,124

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.04 ARS 2,967

$0.98 ARS 1,420

$3.26 ARS 4,727

Eggs

$2.67 ARS 3,884

$1.22 ARS 1,772

$4.64 ARS 6,734

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.14 ARS 14.7K

$5.01 ARS 7,281

$20.05 ARS 29.1K

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.08 ARS 10.3K

$3.08 ARS 4,476

$11.32 ARS 16.4K

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.85 ARS 12.9K

$5.44 ARS 7,898

$11.87 ARS 17.2K

Apples (1kg)

$2.20 ARS 3,192

$0.99 ARS 1,432

$3.40 ARS 4,939

Banana (1kg)

$2.03 ARS 2,947

$1.09 ARS 1,589

$2.98 ARS 4,333

Oranges (1kg)

$1.29 ARS 1,880

$0.71 ARS 1,026

$2.35 ARS 3,419

Tomato (1kg)

$2.45 ARS 3,559

$0.71 ARS 1,029

$4.05 ARS 5,882

Potato (1kg)

$1.23 ARS 1,788

$0.49 ARS 710

$1.95 ARS 2,839

Onion (1kg)

$1.25 ARS 1,809

$0.57 ARS 830

$2.25 ARS 3,262

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.55 ARS 2,251

$0.50 ARS 721

$2.98 ARS 4,328

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.54 ARS 2,237

$0.82 ARS 1,193

$2.57 ARS 3,728

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.95 ARS 4,278

$1.96 ARS 2,852

$3.93 ARS 5,703

Wine (Bottle)

$5.06 ARS 7,355

$3.04 ARS 4,413

$10.13 ARS 14.7K

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.96 ARS 2,851

$1.23 ARS 1,791

$3.08 ARS 4,478

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.99 ARS 4,342

$1.53 ARS 2,215

$5.08 ARS 7,384

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.76 ARS 1,104

$0.46 ARS 662

$1.08 ARS 1,575

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$21.22 ARS 30.8K

$8.08 ARS 11.7K

$56.6 ARS 82.2K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.53 ARS 2,220

$0.92 ARS 1,332

$2.04 ARS 2,960

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.01 ARS 1,474

$0.51 ARS 737

$1.78 ARS 2,579

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.95 ARS 8,642

$4.28 ARS 6,222

$9.92 ARS 14.4K

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.08 ARS 1,565

$0.87 ARS 1,269

$1.26 ARS 1,833

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

$24.8K ARS 36.0M

$20.8K ARS 30.2M

$31.7K ARS 46.1M

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

$29.9K ARS 43.4M

$27.6K ARS 40.1M

$34.5K ARS 50.2M

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

$88.2 ARS 128.1K

$43.26 ARS 62.8K

$173 ARS 251.3K

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

$17.41 ARS 25.3K

$6.87 ARS 9,974

$35.61 ARS 51.7K

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.01 ARS 33.4K

$14.98 ARS 21.8K

$45.94 ARS 66.7K

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$30.26 ARS 43.9K

$14.71 ARS 21.4K

$49.04 ARS 71.2K

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.55 ARS 19.7K

$5.51 ARS 8,008

$20.05 ARS 29.1K

Cinema Ticket

$6.74 ARS 9,787

$3.92 ARS 5,698

$10.79 ARS 15.7K

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

$247 ARS 358.9K

$98.2 ARS 142.6K

$442 ARS 641.6K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,741 ARS 5.4M

$1,814 ARS 2.6M

$7,256 ARS 10.5M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$96.5 ARS 140.1K

$46.14 ARS 67.0K

$148 ARS 215.2K

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$79.4 ARS 115.3K

$50.8 ARS 73.8K

$129 ARS 187.4K

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$121 ARS 175.2K

$64.1 ARS 93.0K

$190 ARS 276.2K

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$119 ARS 173.3K

$55.2 ARS 80.1K

$201 ARS 291.3K

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$488 ARS 708.7K

$298 ARS 433.4K

$796 ARS 1.2M

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$330 ARS 479.6K

$196 ARS 285.3K

$491 ARS 713.3K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$879 ARS 1.3M

$475 ARS 690.0K

$1,485 ARS 2.2M

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$620 ARS 900.3K

$368 ARS 534.4K

$1,193 ARS 1.7M

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,253 ARS 3.3M

$1,510 ARS 2.2M

$3,624 ARS 5.3M

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,602 ARS 2.3M

$981 ARS 1.4M

$2,532 ARS 3.7M

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$704 ARS 1.0M

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

65.53

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

Last update: March 9, 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	$721	$969	$1,677	$2,220	23.87	23.56
2	Avellaneda	342677	48	$695	$963	$1,631	$2,210	88.67	207.96
3	Bahia Blanca	301572	51	$809	$1,026	$1,783	$2,269	86.7	147.4
4	Bariloche	135755	60	$770	$1,185	$1,886	$2,690	104.62	106.19
5	Buenos Aires	2891082	70	$847	$1,394	$2,086	$3,036	7.74	215.03
6	Cafayate	14850	47	$620	$933	$1,425	$2,128	36.78	96.29
7	Catamarca	160058	48	$601	$964	$1,473	$2,152	62.22	133.68
8	Chivilcoy	58152	53	$604	$1,075	$1,418	$2,353	93.97	94.05
9	Comodoro Rivadavia	177038	48	$682	$957	$1,442	$2,197	144.54	128.18
10	Concordia	149450	48	$570	$981	$1,616	$2,192	58.09	101.44
11	Cordoba	1655481	60	$760	$1,171	$1,879	$2,595	244.43	153.33
12	Corrientes	346634	51	$798	$1,006	$1,828	$2,331	121.7	139.56
13	El Calafate	22844	48	$650	$971	$1,561	$2,169	26.81	142.03
14	Formosa	234354	48	$647	$978	$1,732	$2,177	106.56	76.54
15	La Plata	193144	44	$683	$879	$1,564	$2,095	199	208.51
16	La Rioja	180219	48	$659	$967	$1,362	$2,164	18.35	79.15
17	Lanus	459263	44	$562	$885	$1,265	$2,033	19.75	214.34
18	Lomas de Zamora	616279	48	$640	$977	$1,750	$2,191	195.76	217.01
19	Mar del Plata	593337	42	$493	$839	$1,335	$2,041	287.57	167.49
20	Mendoza	937154	55	$730	$1,084	$1,769	$2,367	286.96	144.89
21	Necochea	84784	48	$635	$969	$1,597	$2,227	99.27	102.83
22	Neuquen	288896	48	$665	$956	$1,731	$2,452	209.9	160.28
23	Nueve de Julio	30000	57	$677	$1,147	$2,230	$2,663	188.56	19.98
24	Palermo	-	48	$626	$970	$1,764	$2,200	71.22	215.03
25	Parana	247863	43	$619	$865	$1,242	$1,978	140.79	126.16
26	Paso de los Libres	43251	50	$754	$981	$1,817	$2,215	147.42	226.91
27	Pergamino	104086	57	$888	$1,126	$1,871	$2,497	142.58	194.85
28	Pilar	81120	54	$802	$1,086	$1,971	$2,519	69.98	161
29	Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña	89882	48	$706	$943	$1,619	$2,168	63.92	125.73
30	Quilmes	230810	45	$661	$901	$1,560	$2,070	23.84	199.2
31	Resistencia	-	43	$529	$852	$1,530	$1,979	230.14	115.57
32	Rosario	1029619	42	$649	$823	$1,602	$1,846	252.95	151.22
33	Río Tercero	-	48	$635	$945	$1,614	$2,144	190.5	76.64
34	Salta	535303	53	$629	$1,035	$1,262	$2,097	294.21	141.3
35	San Isidro	45190	45	$643	$893	$1,669	$2,088	195.44	217.89
36	San Juan	522029	31	$491	$600	$964	$1,386	41.75	123.2
37	San Luis	204019	43	$556	$848	$1,408	$1,917	51.91	157.35
38	San Martin de los Andes	36913	48	$694	$956	$1,686	$2,159	41.49	209.17
39	San Miguel de Tucuman	527607	48	$704	$971	$1,595	$2,226	257.26	155.48
40	San Rafael	118850	45	$526	$894	$1,273	$2,004	161.02	134.92
41	San Salvador de Jujuy	231229	45	$637	$881	$1,543	$2,072	29.96	98.62
42	Santa Fe	-	41	$626	$792	$1,169	$1,635	56.77	126.6
43	Santa Rosa	116083	48	$574	$950	$1,561	$2,155	114.41	69.7
44	Santiago del Estero	252192	48	$571	$954	$1,406	$2,220	87.17	91.66
45	Tandil	110627	51	$607	$996	$1,584	$2,321	45.07	105.39
46	Tigre	31106	44	$581	$879	$1,256	$2,028	140.4	188.35
47	Ushuaia	79538	48	$645	$974	$1,554	$2,210	79.92	62.1
48	Villa María	80006	48	$697	$952	$1,442	$2,166	33.4	140.75

Argentina Median Internet Speeds (Updated January 2026)

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The chart highlights the Precision Threshold for mobile and fixed broadband internet speeds, updated quarterly.

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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.