Last update: Nov 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between London and Argentina

For one person, living is cheaper in Argentina: $1,358 a month against $4,048 in London, rent and utilities included – about $32,300 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

London, United Kingdom
Argentina
London
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
$4,048
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🇦🇷 Argentina
$1,358
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😐 Solo nomad: London is 69% more expensive than Argentina without rent, and 198.1% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: London is 70% more expensive than Argentina without rent, and 156.1% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
London
Argentina
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$26.36 £19.59
$14.38 ARS 22.2K
83.31%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$109 £80.7
$54.8 ARS 84.6K
98.19%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.71 £7.96
$12.89 ARS 19.9K
-16.91%
Cappuccino
$5.59 £4.15
$3.47 ARS 5,365
61.10%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.00 £2.23
$2.09 ARS 3,231
43.54%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.22 £1.65
$1.56 ARS 2,402
42.31%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$9.65 £7.17
$3.50 ARS 5,400
175.71%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$8.26 £6.14
$3.90 ARS 6,030
111.79%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
London
Argentina
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.97 £1.46
$1.40 ARS 2,165
40.71%
White Bread (500g)
$2.09 £1.55
$2.40 ARS 3,702
-12.92%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.59 £1.93
$1.77 ARS 2,741
46.33%
Eggs
$5.37 £3.99
$2.70 ARS 4,174
98.89%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.12 £9.75
$10.36 ARS 16.0K
26.64%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$11.03 £8.20
$8.75 ARS 13.5K
26.06%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$17.73 £13.17
$12.00 ARS 18.5K
47.75%
Apples (1kg)
$3.17 £2.36
$2.45 ARS 3,777
29.39%
Banana (1kg)
$1.38 £1.03
$2.15 ARS 3,321
-35.81%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.82 £2.10
$1.38 ARS 2,124
104.35%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.36 £2.50
$2.30 ARS 3,559
46.09%
Potato (1kg)
$1.70 £1.26
$1.14 ARS 1,758
49.12%
Onion (1kg)
$1.78 £1.32
$0.98 ARS 1,519
81.63%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.49 £1.11
$1.47 ARS 2,264
1.36%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.82 £1.35
$1.59 ARS 2,458
14.47%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$23.85 £17.72
$4.15 ARS 6,411
474.70%
Wine (Bottle)
$13.44 £9.98
$4.86 ARS 7,511
176.54%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$3.11 £2.31
$1.94 ARS 2,994
60.31%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.49 £3.34
$2.87 ARS 4,436
56.45%
🚌 Getting Around
London
Argentina
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$4.13 £3.07
$1.02 ARS 1,576
304.90%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$266 £198
$30.84 ARS 47.6K
762.45%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.98 £4.44
$1.35 ARS 2,085
342.96%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$3.39 £2.52
$0.93 ARS 1,441
264.52%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$56.6 £42.03
$7.54 ARS 11.6K
650.00%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.21 £1.64
$1.22 ARS 1,891
81.15%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.3K £28.4K
$24.6K ARS 38.0M
55.35%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$41.0K £30.5K
$31.3K ARS 48.4M
30.91%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
London
Argentina
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$372 £277
$139 ARS 214.5K
168.08%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.66 £13.87
$16.63 ARS 25.7K
12.21%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$40.53 £30.12
$25.56 ARS 39.5K
58.57%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
London
Argentina
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$56.0 £41.63
$35.29 ARS 54.5K
58.74%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.10 £12.71
$18.51 ARS 28.6K
-7.62%
Cinema Ticket
$17.95 £13.34
$10.18 ARS 15.7K
76.33%
🧸 Childcare & Education
London
Argentina
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$2,946 £2,189
$386 ARS 596.0K
663.25%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$47.6K £35.4K
$11.5K ARS 17.8M
312.58%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
London
Argentina
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$116 £86.4
$110 ARS 169.3K
6.05%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$56.9 £42.28
$87.6 ARS 135.4K
-35.08%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$128 £95.1
$121 ARS 187.6K
5.34%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$154 £114
$126 ARS 194.9K
21.95%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
London
Argentina
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,935 £2,182
$544 ARS 840.3K
439.58%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,258 £1,678
$380 ARS 587.3K
493.86%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$5,250 £3,901
$1,059 ARS 1.6M
395.77%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$3,859 £2,868
$815 ARS 1.3M
373.43%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$17.2K £12.8K
$2,269 ARS 3.5M
657.46%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$8,278 £6,152
$1,502 ARS 2.3M
451.07%
💵 Salaries & Financials
London
Argentina
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$5,621 £4,177
$808 ARS 1.2M
595.79%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4.78
58.08
-91.77%

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

Last update for London: November 1, 2026

Last update for Argentina: November 2, 2026

Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Accommodation & Living
London
$2.3K
Argentina
$380 83.2% $1.9K
Monthly Utilities & Internet
London
$432
Argentina
$181 58% $250
Eating Out
London
$396
Argentina
$235 40.5% $160
Groceries & Markets
London
$360
Argentina
$264 26.6% $96
Getting Around
London
$305
Argentina
$41 86.6% $265
Clothing & Footwear
London
$205
Argentina
$200 2.2% $4.5
Sport & Entertainment
London
$92
Argentina
$56 39.4% $36
Good to know
🇬🇧 London
🇦🇷 Argentina
🕒 Local time
07:11 7:11 AM
04:11 4:11 AM
3 h behind London
🌤 Weather
👥 Population
8,908,083 Capital
47,327,407
💱 Currency
Exchange rates and currency converter

ARS, USD, EUR to GBP – British Pound Converter

British Pound exchange rates as of November 6, 2026: 1 USD = 0.743 GBP (1 GBP = 1.35 USD). 1 EUR = 0.834 GBP (1 GBP = 1.2 EUR).

Argentine Peso exchange rates as of November 6, 2026: 1 USD = 1,544 ARS (10,000 ARS = 6.47 USD). 1 EUR = 1,734 ARS (10,000 ARS = 5.77 EUR).

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