Argentina
Compared with Uruguay, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Uruguay = 1×
Overall verdict
Argentina is about 0.56×
Uruguay.
Average across 3 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Uruguay = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Uruguay. 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
Uruguay
Uruguay = 1×
Argentina is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Argentina, Diesel 1L costs 1.1× what it does in Uruguay — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.3×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.07
Argentina UYU 60.46 USD 1.562
Uruguay UYU 56.63 USD 1.463
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.65
Argentina UYU 55.66 USD 1.438
Uruguay UYU 85.58 USD 2.211
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.63
Argentina UYU 214.17 ARS 8,000
Uruguay UYU 339.00 UYU 339
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.34
Argentina UYU 3.37 USD 0.087
Uruguay UYU 9.87 USD 0.255
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
+23%
in UYU
It rose 2005% in local currency, but 23% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Argentina's inflation.