Cost of living comparison

Maldives

compared to

Argentina

Buenos Aires vs. Male Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 41.2% more expensive than Male.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 4.5% more in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 19.6% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 29.7% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 87.7% more in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.2% less in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Buenos Aires

The cost of restaurants, clothing, childcare, and groceries in Buenos Aires are more expensive than in Male. Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Buenos Aires. Notably, restaurants, clothing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires vs. Male Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Male	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MVR85.56	$18.00 ARS25,387.58	+224.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.80 MVR150.98	$12.00 ARS16,925.05	+22.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.45 MVR22.29	$2.18 ARS3,076.30	+50.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 MVR4.70	$1.39 ARS1,957.83	+355.1%
Average			+163.1%

Male vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.5% more for groceries

	Male	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$1.59 MVR24.49	$2.89 ARS4,077.22	+81.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.58 MVR70.46	$6.13 ARS8,650.58	+34.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.95 MVR107.00	$5.84 ARS8,232.93	-16.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 MVR27.18	$3.29 ARS4,638.86	+86.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 MVR43.37	$3.92 ARS5,528.14	+39.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.84 MVR28.31	$1.15 ARS1,623.31	-37.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.73 MVR26.63	$0.96 ARS1,355.81	-44.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.96 MVR30.25	$0.57 ARS798.79	-71.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 MVR22.83	$1.14 ARS1,607.33	-23.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 MVR10.77	$0.66 ARS928.98	-5.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 MVR8.45	$0.58 ARS816.45	+5.5%
Average			+4.5%

Male vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.6% less for transportation

	Male	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.54 MVR54.53	$4.31 ARS6,082.93	+21.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.91 MVR445.28	$20.00 ARS28,208.42	-30.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,679.74 MVR503K	$25,000.00 ARS35M	-23.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.65 MVR271.76	$9.51 ARS13,420.10	-46.1%
Average			-19.6%

Male vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of transportation

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pay 29.7% less for housing

	Male	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$81.15 MVR1,249.78	$29.42 ARS41,497.90	-63.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$965.87 MVR14,874.36	$659.06 ARS930K	-31.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.10 MVR10,442.81	$463.75 ARS654K	-31.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.30 MVR1,436.78	$100.98 ARS142K	+8.2%
Average			-29.7%

Male vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of housing

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pay 87.7% more for childcare

	Male	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$165.36 MVR2,546.54	$367.39 ARS518K	+122.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,587.42 MVR55,246.24	$5,496.25 ARS8M	+53.2%
Average			+87.7%

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pay 24.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Male	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.74 MVR72.97	$3.80 ARS5,359.60	-19.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 MVR50.96	$4.13 ARS5,818.82	+24.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.07 MVR201.31	$3.68 ARS5,190.35	-71.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$80.61 MVR1,241.39	$43.59 ARS61,475.84	-45.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.80 MVR150.98	$9.00 ARS12,693.79	-8.2%
Average			-24.2%

Male vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Male	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.03 MVR662.64	$112.87 ARS159K	+162.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.86 MVR875.69	$91.59 ARS129K	+61.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.20 MVR1,389.02	$129.33 ARS182K	+43.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$51.74 MVR796.84	$134.94 ARS190K	+160.8%
Average			+106.9%

Male vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026

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