Argentina
Compared with United Arab Emirates, using real observed prices.
Baseline: United Arab Emirates = 1×
Overall verdict
Argentina is about 1.08×
United Arab Emirates.
Average across 4 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
United Arab Emirates = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is United Arab Emirates. 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
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates = 1×
Argentina is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Argentina, Gasoline 1L costs 1.6× what it does in United Arab Emirates — but PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs only 0.7×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.60
Argentina AED 5.28 USD 1.438
United Arab Emirates AED 3.29 USD 0.896
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.59
Argentina AED 5.74 USD 1.562
United Arab Emirates AED 3.60 USD 0.98
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.09
Argentina AED 0.32 USD 0.087
United Arab Emirates AED 0.29 USD 0.08
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.07
Argentina AED 20.32 ARS 8,000
United Arab Emirates AED 19.00 AED 19
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.72
Argentina AED 165.23 USD 44.99
United Arab Emirates AED 229.00 AED 229
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
+40%
in AED
It rose 2005% in local currency, but 40% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Argentina's inflation.