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Grocery Prices in Argentina in September 2026

90 current prices in Buenos Aires, their change to August and the main movements of the month. Without advertising and averaging across the country.

September result

The Argentina-85 basket cost 635,150.31 ARS, or 411.10 USD. Across 82 matching items it rose 1.36% in pesos; three lines received a new comparison base. The RULATAM Argentina-50 slice cost 199.86 USD.

The main RULATAM Argentina-85 index is preserved as the main historical series. RULATAM90 is shown in reference: these five additional lines do not change the official sum of the index.

Release prices are fixed at the date of data collection indicated in the table.

September conclusion

The 1.36% peso movement uses 82 matching Argentina-85 items. Three new-base lines remain in the September basket total but are excluded from the percentage. A corrected baseline is not presented as inflation.

Largest matching-item movements

Up: lemons, 1 kg +44.49%; Gillette shaving foam, 179 ml +38.84%; onions, 1 kg +35.71%; Pantene Pro-V shampoo, 400 ml +34.26%; washed carrots, 1 kg +30.13%.

Down: drinking yogurt, 1 l −45.08%; butter 82%, 200 g −31.80%; pork neck (bondiola), 1 kg −31.43%; Ala laundry detergent powder, 3 kg −30.36%; Matarazzo pasta, 500 g −28.90%.

The archive shows 10 matching items. The complete Argentina-85 ledger and additional lines remain private.

Price dynamics

By August.+1,36%Change of 82 comparable items in pesos
Current value635 150,31 ARSAll 85 current items
By September 2025—Comparable annual base is not available
The sharpest rise

Lemons, 1 kg

+44,5%1 299 ARS
The sharpest pullback

Drinking strawberry yogurt / vanilla / fruit, 1 L

-45,1%1 999 ARS

Release Archive

All published measurements:

What is published

The archive retains the release total and no more than 10 matching products. The complete basket and price ledger remain private RULATAM data.

How prices were collected

Prices were collected in Buenos Aires from September 25 through September 27, 2026. We use public first-unit retail prices and verify product identity, pack size and availability before comparison.

The complete Argentina-85 ledger remains private. This archive retains only totals and a 10-item matching sample.

Argentina-50 in local landmarks

Three ways to read the same comparable shopping cart of 50 products.

That's 50 items. 200 USD You need to buy 50 standard goods in Argentina
Working hours at minimum rate 172 You need to work to buy products from the index in Argentina
Cups of Starbucks cappuccino 33 Equivalent to the value of 50 index goods in Argentina

How to read the page

The main figure is the value of the RULATAM Argentina-85 index, the cards below show the categories of the main index, and the full table separately marks the new lines, the OUT context and the five reference entries of RULATAM90.

Big MacIn the September release, a separate Big Mac without a combo confirmed a photo of McDonald's menu: 8 900 ARS. The August line was based on the transfer of July observations from another channel, so the item does not participate in the monthly index.

What has changed in the September 2026 release

After normalization, the monthly index for 82 comparable items was +1,36% peso -0,27% The largest comparable increase was in lemons, and the largest decrease was in yogurt.

iPlan returned to monthly dynamics on the August receipt for the same tariff of 500/100 Mbit. The Big Mac and two types of sliced ham are included in the current price, but are excluded from the dynamics due to period or source rupture.

Main conclusion

In September, Buenos Aires’ comparable basket rose moderately in pesos and was almost unchanged in dollars. The dollar estimate is restated at ARS/USD 1,545 at the date of release.

Total present value includes 3 incomparable lines; therefore, its change is published separately and is not called monthly inflation.

September release answers

What did Argentina-85 cost?

In September 2026, the basket cost 635,150.31 ARS, or 411.10 USD.

How was the change calculated?

The 1.36% peso increase uses 82 matching items. Three new-base lines are excluded from the percentage.

What remains public?

The archive keeps the Argentina-85 total, the RULATAM Argentina-50 total and 10 notable movements. The complete ledger is not published.

On gaduation September 2026 · Buenos Aires
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