Argentina vs Malaysia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Argentina Malaysia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$851
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2072
$1625
🏠 One person rent
$330
$319
🏘️ Family rent
$540
$511
🍽️ Food expenses
$365
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$41.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$685
$804
💸 GDP per capita
$13858
$11867
😃 Human freedom index
6.93
7.06
❤️ Life expectancy
77.4
76.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
50
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
57.3%
🎓 Higher education
82
78
😀 Quality of life
57
63
🏙️ Population
45.7M
35.6M

The average cost of living in Argentina ($851) is 23% more expensive than in Malaysia ($694). Argentina ranked 121st vs 149th for Malaysia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Argentina compared to 1.2 months in Malaysia. Ranked 74th and 61st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Argentina vs Malaysia

We calculate prices for Argentina and Malaysia as a population-weighted mean of 123 and 34 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Argentina Malaysia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$3.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.2
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.73
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$3.97
 Cappuccino
$3.06
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$681
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.1
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.5
$45.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
39.42%
4.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$1684
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1448
$1051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$6.77
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.53
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.22
$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.15
$18.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$4.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.38
$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.5
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.15
$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.96
$5.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$266
$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3359
$6210

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Argentina

City Cost of living Population
Buenos Aires
$1139
3.12M
Cordoba
$1049
1.33M
Rosario
$789
1.19M
Salta
$841
535K
San Miguel de Tucuman
$633
606K
Lanus
$879
459K
Mar del Plata
$780
593K
Santiago del Estero
$667
430K
Bahia Blanca
$1029
299K
San Salvador de Jujuy
$562
322K
Santa Fe
$802
406K
San Juan
$578
471K
Corrientes
$610
353K
Neuquen
$1337
289K
Quilmes
$590
262K
Merlo
$947
244K
Tandil
$800
150K
Gregorio de Laferrere
$951
248K
Jose C. Paz
$906
217K
Gonzalez Catan
$935
238K
Resistencia
$401
299K
Posadas
$370
276K
Las Heras
$877
204K
Parana
$761
248K
Godoy Cruz
$877
191K
Isidro Casanova
$980
191K
Comodoro Rivadavia
$729
201K
Moreno
$918
172K
Formosa
$410
222K
Berazategui
$710
181K

In Malaysia

City Cost of living Population
Kuala Lumpur
$866
1.98M
Ipoh
$657
867K
Johor Bahru
$789
798K
Klang
$704
878K
George Town
$754
794K
Subang Jaya
$789
708K
Shah Alam
$681
741K
Petaling Jaya
$731
639K
Kuantan
$552
608K
Kota Bharu
$517
491K
Sandakan
$518
396K
Kota Kinabalu
$687
452K
Seremban
$643
420K
Sungai Petani
$653
545K
Alor Setar
$509
217K
Muar
$771
315K
Kuching
$642
325K
Teluk Intan
$654
233K
Malacca
$689
455K
Chukai
$598
256K
Miri
$658
235K
Kluang
$771
205K
Lahad Datu
$556
200K
Taiping
$552
245K
Kuala Terengganu
$534
255K
Sibu
$592
248K
Batu Pahat
$788
140K
Putrajaya
$584
109K
Tawau
$578
114K
Butterworth
$701
80.4K