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Argentina

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Indonesia

Ubud vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary

Ubud is 39.6% cheaper than Buenos Aires.

Restaurants: pay 78.7% less in Ubud
Groceries: pay 5.3% less in Ubud
Transportation: pay 40.3% less in Ubud
Housing: pay 32.8% less in Ubud
Childcare: pay 25.5% less in Ubud
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.3% less in Ubud
Clothing: pay 58.4% less in Ubud

Expenses including restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and childcare are lower in Ubud.

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Ubud vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ubud instead of Buenos Aires, you would:

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pay 78.7% less for restaurants

	Buenos Aires	Ubud
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.02 ARS28,866.32	$2.79 IDR50,439.02	-85.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.96 ARS19,665.62	$3.07 IDR55,482.92	-76.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.01 ARS3,045.90	$1.30 IDR23,538.21	-35.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	$0.41 IDR7,439.76	-74.1%
Average			-78.7%

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pay 5.3% less for groceries

	Buenos Aires	Ubud
Bread 1 loaf	$2.48 ARS3,759.89	$1.84 IDR33,289.75	-25.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.25 ARS7,963.26	$8.31 IDR150K	+58.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 ARS8,376.92	$5.50 IDR99,284.90	-0.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 ARS4,263.15	$2.22 IDR40,149.46	-20.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.60 ARS6,980.53	$1.69 IDR30,566.05	-63.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 ARS1,941.83	$1.55 IDR28,033.46	+21.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 ARS1,476.48	$0.68 IDR12,214.68	-30.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 ARS986.80	$1.00 IDR17,971.05	+53.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 ARS1,393.13	$0.56 IDR10,135.30	-38.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 ARS848.63	$0.66 IDR11,839.77	+17.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 ARS844.64	$0.96 IDR17,342.12	+72.6%
Average			-5.3%

Buenos Aires vs. Ubud - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.3% less for transportation

	Buenos Aires	Ubud
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 ARS8,007.28	$2.76 IDR49,852.48	-47.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.50 ARS41,738.12	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,500.00 ARS43M	$24,199.28 IDR437M	-15.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.60 ARS14,570.40	$3.14 IDR56,651.73	-67.3%
Average			-40.3%

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pay 32.8% less for housing

	Buenos Aires	Ubud
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.11 ARS47,219.03	$18.63 IDR336K	-40.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$770.79 ARS1M	$544.82 IDR10M	-29.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$509.75 ARS774K	$407.10 IDR7M	-20.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$162.43 ARS247K	$62.40 IDR1M	-61.6%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 25.5% less for childcare

	Buenos Aires	Ubud
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$464.87 ARS706K	$440.88 IDR8M	-5.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,896.36 ARS14M	$5,207.68 IDR94M	-41.5%
Average			-25.5%

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pay 43.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Buenos Aires	Ubud
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	$2.24 IDR40,351.22	-43.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.86 ARS5,864.06	$2.00 IDR36,147.97	-48.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 ARS6,386.17	$2.12 IDR38,333.66	-49.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.97 ARS75,848.75	$51.69 IDR933K	+3.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.38 ARS15,757.84	$3.63 IDR65,570.73	-65.0%
Average			-43.3%

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pay 58.4% less for clothing

	Buenos Aires	Ubud
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$120.49 ARS183K	$43.44 IDR784K	-64.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$95.69 ARS145K	$22.35 IDR404K	-76.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.94 ARS176K	$76.00 IDR1M	-34.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.37 ARS210K	$75.10 IDR1M	-45.7%
Average			-58.4%

Buenos Aires vs. Ubud - Cost of clothing

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