Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 22.9% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 39.2% less for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
ARS6,137.25
|
$3.41
MYR16.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
ARS901.94
|
$0.68
MYR3.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS786.67
|
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
|
pay 58.4% more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
ARS1,176.43
|
$0.83
MYR3.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
ARS3,080.78
|
$5.36
MYR25.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ARS2,765.27
|
$6.60
MYR31.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
ARS1,278.56
|
$1.83
MYR8.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
ARS1,546.42
|
$1.85
MYR8.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
ARS578.55
|
$1.24
MYR5.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS496.82
|
$0.67
MYR3.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
ARS271.75
|
$1.25
MYR5.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ARS589.53
|
$0.66
MYR3.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
ARS261.36
|
$0.46
MYR2.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
ARS293.18
|
$0.42
MYR2.02
|
|
pay 41.9% more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
ARS3,083.23
|
$1.79
MYR8.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
ARS5,961.90
|
$11.36
MYR54.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ARS21,918,750.00
|
$36,338.86
MYR173,245.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
$10.22
MYR48.73
|
|
pay 27.1% more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
ARS20,579.43
|
$26.82
MYR127.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
ARS274,703.71
|
$485.21
MYR2,313.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
ARS197,808.29
|
$292.86
MYR1,396.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
ARS32,403.63
|
$40.43
MYR192.73
|
|
pay 36.2% more for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
ARS164,302.95
|
$252.56
MYR1,204.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
ARS4,956,976.61
|
$7,785.60
MYR37,117.85
|
|
pay 70.4% more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
ARS1,753.50
|
$3.86
MYR18.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
ARS1,505.64
|
$2.84
MYR13.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,753.50
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
ARS19,350.56
|
$43.83
MYR208.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
$4.54
MYR21.66
|
|
pay 34.3% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
ARS58,835.11
|
$48.44
MYR230.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
ARS50,442.52
|
$30.56
MYR145.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
ARS93,815.17
|
$67.98
MYR324.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
ARS86,536.75
|
$72.95
MYR347.79
|
|
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