Buenos Aires vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$2135
🏠 One person rent
$402
$450
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$787
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$1450
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
79
93
😀 Quality of life
72
76
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.98M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 2% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 6099th and 6160th ($909 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Argentina and Malaysia, respectively. Check Argentina vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.6 months in Kuala Lumpur. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 1789th and 883rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Kuala Lumpur

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Buenos Aires Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$4.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$27.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$1425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$9.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$3.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$4.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$9485

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$732
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$687
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$571
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$617
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$729
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$630
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$699
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$673
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$752
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$585
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$670
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$518
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$750
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$759
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$745
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$579
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$671
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$590
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$669
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$709
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$637
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3168
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2852
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$517
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$519
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$604
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$503
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$523
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$563
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$594
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$490
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$561
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$742