Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 26.5% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Malaysia
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
MYR13.43
|
$8.59
ARS8,780.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
MYR19.06
|
$6.73
ARS6,876.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.06
|
$1.32
ARS1,350.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.72
|
$1.00
ARS1,024.57
|
|
pay 4.1% more for groceries
|
Malaysia
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
MYR4.11
|
$1.43
ARS1,459.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.65
MYR34.49
|
$3.84
ARS3,919.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
MYR28.80
|
$4.28
ARS4,372.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR8.89
|
$1.79
ARS1,830.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
MYR8.25
|
$2.64
ARS2,698.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
MYR5.29
|
$0.91
ARS925.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MYR2.57
|
$0.85
ARS866.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
MYR5.47
|
$0.64
ARS658.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.85
|
$1.01
ARS1,028.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR1.94
|
$0.46
ARS473.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
$0.46
ARS466.88
|
|
pay 29.6% more for transportation
|
Malaysia
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.98
|
$3.66
ARS3,741.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.69
MYR70.72
|
$13.28
ARS13,567.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,330.57
MYR154,762.23
|
$28,930.00
ARS29,563,205.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
MYR31.27
|
$9.90
ARS10,112.85
|
|
pay 0.2% less for housing
|
Malaysia
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.31
MYR118.63
|
$19.37
ARS19,790.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$322.80
MYR1,455.19
|
$303.40
ARS310,044.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.35
MYR957.27
|
$221.72
ARS226,568.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.00
MYR148.76
|
$41.92
ARS42,840.96
|
|
pay 25.5% less for childcare
|
Malaysia
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.68
MYR737.86
|
$173.69
ARS177,489.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,626.64
MYR29,872.89
|
$2,841.72
ARS2,903,917.37
|
|
pay 27.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Malaysia
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
MYR16.49
|
$1.81
ARS1,848.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.54
MYR11.45
|
$2.09
ARS2,132.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.07
MYR18.33
|
$2.36
ARS2,409.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.32
MYR163.74
|
$18.92
ARS19,331.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
MYR18.02
|
$4.76
ARS4,868.02
|
|
pay 79.3% more for clothing
|
Malaysia
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.15
MYR239.59
|
$79.59
ARS81,335.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.13
MYR135.81
|
$69.14
ARS70,656.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.18
MYR293.82
|
$107.64
ARS109,994.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.93
MYR261.17
|
$100.20
ARS102,389.64
|
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