Buenos Aires vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1247
$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$2346
🏠 One person rent
$555
$483
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$775
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$824
$1014
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
79
93
😀 Quality of life
77
82
🏙️ Population
3.12M
9M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 26% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 4647th and 5636th ($1247 vs $992) 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 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1 months in Kuala Lumpur. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 1053rd and 555th 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
$17.5
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.85
$4.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$572
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.4
$38.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
42.38%
4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$4081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$1476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$5.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$7.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$66.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$91.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7057
$11913

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$859
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$955
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$788
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$929
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$970
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$914
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1003
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$693
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$909
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1020
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1035
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$610
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1001
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1082
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$979
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$920
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$928
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$872
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$998
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$853
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1001
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$920
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1008
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$733
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1048
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$863
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$927
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$920
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$784
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$984
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$977
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$939
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$948
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$923
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$972
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$961
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$923
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$959
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$945
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$948

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$798
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$741
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$610
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$654
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$743
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$617
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$707
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$678
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$759
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$488
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$677
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$576
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$737
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$555
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$717
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$621
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$720
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$466
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$762
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$843
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$637
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3105
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2823
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$531
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$453
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$501
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$449
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$545
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$592
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$616
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$439
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$588
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$747