Buenos Aires vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$1779
🏠 One person rent
$365
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$648
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$1229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
79
93
😀 Quality of life
71
77
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.98M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 7% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 6407th and 6605th ($791 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 2311th and 772nd 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
$7.12
$3.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$4.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$25.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$2386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$1168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$8.81
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$3.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$15.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$208
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$6454

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$644
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$582
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$480
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$539
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$553
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$545
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$602
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$565
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$611
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$554
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$550
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$482
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$609
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$638
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$610
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$512
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$578
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$558
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$566
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$623
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$544
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3007
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2733
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$455
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$500
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$585
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$483
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$453
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$487
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$496
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$472
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$520
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$650