Cost of living comparison

Malaysia

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Argentina

Buenos Aires vs. Ipoh Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 77.3% more expensive than Ipoh.

Restaurants: pay 4.0 times more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 9.8% more in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 35.8% more in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 2.6% more in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.7% more in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Buenos Aires

The cost of restaurants, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Buenos Aires are more expensive than in Ipoh. Notably, restaurants, housing, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Buenos Aires.

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Buenos Aires vs. Ipoh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.0 times more for restaurants

	Ipoh	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.30 MYR13.49	$19.02 ARS28,866.32	+475.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.40 MYR17.99	$12.96 ARS19,665.62	+194.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 MYR2.95	$2.01 ARS3,045.90	+178.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 MYR1.88	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	+245.6%
Average			+302.1%

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pay 9.8% more for groceries

	Ipoh	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 MYR4.26	$2.48 ARS3,759.89	+137.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.76 MYR27.59	$5.25 ARS7,963.26	-22.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.67 MYR31.30	$5.52 ARS8,376.92	-28.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 MYR9.31	$2.81 ARS4,263.15	+23.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MYR8.25	$4.60 ARS6,980.53	+127.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 MYR5.67	$1.28 ARS1,941.83	-7.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 MYR3.34	$0.97 ARS1,476.48	+18.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 MYR4.23	$0.65 ARS986.80	-37.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 MYR2.91	$0.92 ARS1,393.13	+29.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.41	$0.56 ARS848.63	-5.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.54	$0.56 ARS844.64	-10.4%
Average			+9.8%

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pay 35.8% more for transportation

	Ipoh	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.90 MYR7.75	$5.28 ARS8,007.28	+177.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$27.50 ARS41,738.12
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,736.41 MYR170K	$28,500.00 ARS43M	-31.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.01 MYR44.96	$9.60 ARS14,570.40	-12.8%
Average			+35.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Ipoh	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.27 MYR107.27	$31.11 ARS47,219.03	+18.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$367.05 MYR1,498.75	$770.79 ARS1M	+110.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$244.70 MYR999.17	$509.75 ARS774K	+108.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.56 MYR194.21	$162.43 ARS247K	+241.5%
Average			+118.8%

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pay 2.6% more for childcare

	Ipoh	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$299.09 MYR1,221.23	$464.87 ARS706K	+55.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,124.70 MYR53,590.76	$8,896.36 ARS14M	-32.2%
Average			+2.6%

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pay 63.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Ipoh	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.40 MYR17.99	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	-10.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.81 MYR11.49	$3.86 ARS5,864.06	+37.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 MYR17.99	$4.21 ARS6,386.17	-4.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.47 MYR99.92	$49.97 ARS75,848.75	+104.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.43 MYR13.99	$10.38 ARS15,757.84	+203.1%
Average			+63.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Ipoh	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.18 MYR249.79	$120.49 ARS183K	+97.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.71 MYR149.88	$95.69 ARS145K	+160.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.18 MYR249.79	$115.94 ARS176K	+89.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.18 MYR249.79	$138.37 ARS210K	+126.2%
Average			+116.6%

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