Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 2.5% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 73.2% more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
MYR16.15
|
$7.00
ARS6,147.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.20
|
$1.03
ARS903.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
MYR2.00
|
$0.90
ARS788.01
|
|
pay 21.9% less for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
$1.34
ARS1,178.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
MYR25.43
|
$3.51
ARS3,086.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
MYR31.29
|
$3.15
ARS2,769.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
MYR8.68
|
$1.46
ARS1,280.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
MYR8.79
|
$1.76
ARS1,549.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.89
|
$0.66
ARS579.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MYR3.17
|
$0.57
ARS497.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.91
|
$0.31
ARS272.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
MYR3.12
|
$0.67
ARS590.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MYR2.18
|
$0.30
ARS261.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
$0.33
ARS293.67
|
|
pay 6.5% less for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
MYR8.49
|
$3.52
ARS3,088.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR53.83
|
$6.80
ARS5,972.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
MYR172,246.20
|
$25,000.00
ARS21,956,057.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR48.44
|
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
|
pay 19.9% less for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
MYR127.12
|
$23.47
ARS20,614.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
MYR2,299.88
|
$313.32
ARS275,171.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
MYR1,388.17
|
$225.62
ARS198,144.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
MYR191.62
|
$36.96
ARS32,458.79
|
|
pay 26.6% less for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
MYR1,197.11
|
$187.40
ARS164,582.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
MYR36,903.75
|
$5,653.81
ARS4,965,413.86
|
|
pay 35.7% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
MYR18.30
|
$2.00
ARS1,756.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MYR13.44
|
$1.72
ARS1,508.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
$2.00
ARS1,756.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
MYR207.77
|
$22.07
ARS19,383.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
MYR21.53
|
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
|
pay 54.9% more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
MYR229.59
|
$67.11
ARS58,935.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
MYR144.84
|
$57.53
ARS50,528.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
MYR322.22
|
$107.00
ARS93,974.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
MYR345.78
|
$98.70
ARS86,684.04
|
|
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