Argentina
Compared with Belgium, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Belgium = 1×
Argentina
vs
Belgium
Overall verdict
Argentina is about 0.47× Belgium.
Average across 3 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Belgium = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Belgium. A bar running right means Argentina is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.
← Cheaper than Belgium
Belgium = 1×
Argentina is pricier →
Belgium
Belgium = 1×
Argentina is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Argentina, Gasoline 1L costs 0.7× what it does in Belgium — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.2×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.68Argentina
€1.26
USD 1.438Belgium
€1.87
USD 2.123
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.66Argentina
€1.37
USD 1.562Belgium
€2.07
USD 2.36
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.66Argentina
€39.54
USD 44.99Belgium
€59.99
EUR 59.99
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.26Argentina
€0.02
USD 0.023Belgium
€0.07
USD 0.087
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.21Argentina
€0.07
USD 0.087Belgium
€0.35
USD 0.406
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+2005%
in ARS
380 → 8000
380 → 8000
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+43%
in EUR
It rose 2005% in local currency, but 43% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Argentina's inflation.
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