How much does it cost to live there? Unfortunately, it depends. What do you spend your money on? What sort of housing do you require? What will you have to pay in taxes? What currency will you be paid in? What one-time expenses will you have to incur?


To use this table - a basket of goods and services that costs US$100 in the US would cost US$140 in Argentina.



International Cost of Living Indices
Country COL Index Country COL Index Country COL Index
Argentina 140 Australia 114 Austria 130
Bahrain 126 Belgium 127 Brazil 110
Canada 105 Chile 108 China 127
Colombia 83 Czech Rep 89 Denmark 133
Egypt 109 France 131 Germany 122
Greece 109 Hong Kong 143 Hungary 80
India 93 Indonesia 98 Ireland 123
Israel 132 Italy 128 Japan 182
Korea 117 Kuwait 122 Malaysia 101
Mexico 112 Netherlands 118 New Zealand 101
Nigeria 121 Philippines 88 Poland 100
Russia 123 Saudi Arabia 131 Singapore 126
South Africa 87 Spain 123 Switzerland 167
Taiwan 138 Thailand 105 U.A.E. 124
U.K. 140 U.S.A. 100 Venezuela 126