Cost of living comparison

Argentina

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Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary

Kuala Lumpur is 30.4% cheaper than Buenos Aires.

Restaurants: pay 68.9% less in Kuala Lumpur
Groceries: pay 6.1% less in Kuala Lumpur
Transportation: pay 21.9% less in Kuala Lumpur
Housing: pay 33.5% less in Kuala Lumpur
Childcare: pay 2.6% less in Kuala Lumpur
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.6% less in Kuala Lumpur
Clothing: pay 39.5% less in Kuala Lumpur

Expenses including restaurants, clothing, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Kuala Lumpur.

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Kuala Lumpur vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Buenos Aires, you would:

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pay 68.9% less for restaurants

	Buenos Aires	Kuala Lumpur
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.02 ARS28,866.32	$4.89 MYR19.98	-74.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.96 ARS19,665.62	$4.89 MYR19.98	-62.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.01 ARS3,045.90	$0.81 MYR3.30	-59.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	$0.46 MYR1.88	-71.1%
Average			-68.9%

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pay 6.1% less for groceries

	Buenos Aires	Kuala Lumpur
Bread 1 loaf	$2.48 ARS3,759.89	$1.09 MYR4.47	-55.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.25 ARS7,963.26	$7.00 MYR28.58	+33.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 ARS8,376.92	$7.96 MYR32.51	+44.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 ARS4,263.15	$2.53 MYR10.32	-10.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.60 ARS6,980.53	$2.02 MYR8.25	-56.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 ARS1,941.83	$1.55 MYR6.32	+21.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 ARS1,476.48	$0.82 MYR3.34	-15.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 ARS986.80	$1.04 MYR4.23	+59.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 ARS1,393.13	$0.71 MYR2.91	-22.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 ARS848.63	$0.59 MYR2.41	+5.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 ARS844.64	$0.62 MYR2.54	+11.6%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 21.9% less for transportation

	Buenos Aires	Kuala Lumpur
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 ARS8,007.28	$3.22 MYR13.14	-39.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.50 ARS41,738.12	$12.24 MYR49.96	-55.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,500.00 ARS43M	$41,736.41 MYR170K	+46.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.60 ARS14,570.40	$11.01 MYR44.96	+14.7%
Average			-21.9%

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pay 33.5% less for housing

	Buenos Aires	Kuala Lumpur
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.11 ARS47,219.03	$26.27 MYR107.27	-15.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$770.79 ARS1M	$617.87 MYR2,522.90	-19.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$509.75 ARS774K	$371.37 MYR1,516.38	-27.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$162.43 ARS247K	$47.56 MYR194.21	-70.7%
Average			-33.5%

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pay 2.6% less for childcare

	Buenos Aires	Kuala Lumpur
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$464.87 ARS706K	$299.09 MYR1,221.23	-35.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,896.36 ARS14M	$13,124.70 MYR53,590.76	+47.5%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Buenos Aires	Kuala Lumpur
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	$4.40 MYR17.99	+11.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.86 ARS5,864.06	$3.10 MYR12.64	-19.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 ARS6,386.17	$4.40 MYR17.99	+4.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.97 ARS75,848.75	$48.89 MYR199.62	-2.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.38 ARS15,757.84	$5.02 MYR20.48	-51.7%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 39.5% less for clothing

	Buenos Aires	Kuala Lumpur
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$120.49 ARS183K	$71.46 MYR291.78	-40.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$95.69 ARS145K	$41.92 MYR171.18	-56.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.94 ARS176K	$86.22 MYR352.05	-25.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.37 ARS210K	$96.07 MYR392.29	-30.6%
Average			-39.5%

Buenos Aires vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of clothing

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