Cost of Living Comparison Between Ubud and Buenos Aires Cost of Living Comparison Between Ubud and Buenos Aires

🙂 Solo nomad: Ubud is 35.3% cheaper than Buenos Aires without rent, and 47.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ubud is 40.3% cheaper than Buenos Aires without rent, and 49.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3 Rp 48.8K

$15.09 ARS 17.9K

-80.12%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$12.52 Rp 203.2K

$61 ARS 72.5K

-79.48%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.18 Rp 51.6K

$11.88 ARS 14.1K

-73.23%

Cappuccino

$2.21 Rp 35.9K

$3.95 ARS 4,696

-44.05%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.1 Rp 17.9K

$2.12 ARS 2,512

-48.11%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.26 Rp 4,217

$1.53 ARS 1,823

-83.01%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.5 Rp 40.5K

$3.55 ARS 4,215

-29.58%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.2 Rp 51.9K

$3.99 ARS 4,737

-19.80%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.49 Rp 24.2K

$1.52 ARS 1,809

-1.97%

White Bread (500g)

$1.67 Rp 27K

$2.56 ARS 3,042

-34.77%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.14 Rp 18.5K

$2.27 ARS 2,700

-49.78%

Eggs

$2.27 Rp 36.9K

$3.19 ARS 3,788

-28.84%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.94 Rp 226.3K

$12 ARS 14.3K

16.17%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4 Rp 64.8K

$8.05 ARS 9,563

-50.31%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.3 Rp 183.4K

$9.52 ARS 11.3K

18.70%

Apples (1kg)

$3.6 Rp 58.4K

$2.59 ARS 3,078

39.00%

Banana (1kg)

$1.53 Rp 24.8K

$2.02 ARS 2,393

-24.26%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.65 Rp 43K

$1.31 ARS 1,551

102.29%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.38 Rp 22.4K

$2.61 ARS 3,095

-47.13%

Potato (1kg)

$1.58 Rp 25.6K

$1.51 ARS 1,791

4.64%

Onion (1kg)

$2.16 Rp 35.1K

$1.48 ARS 1,755

45.95%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.04 Rp 16.9K

$1.81 ARS 2,150

-42.54%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 Rp 9,114

$1.43 ARS 1,703

-60.84%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.23 Rp 36.3K

$3.17 ARS 3,767

-29.65%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.98 Rp 243.2K

$5.91 ARS 7,019

153.47%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.43 Rp 39.5K

$2.26 ARS 2,689

7.52%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.64 Rp 42.8K

$3.09 ARS 3,664

-14.56%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.32 Rp 5,203

$0.68 ARS 807

-52.94%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.12 Rp 164.3K

$15.85 ARS 18.8K

-36.15%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.49 Rp 7,888

$1.63 ARS 1,938

-69.94%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.34 Rp 5,573

$0.85 ARS 1,013

-60.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.04 Rp 98K

$6.13 ARS 7,281

-1.47%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.73 Rp 11.9K

$1.12 ARS 1,335

-34.82%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$26.2K Rp 425.6M

$24.8K ARS 29.4M

5.84%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$31.9K Rp 518.5M

$28.6K ARS 34M

11.64%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$62.6 Rp 1M

$112 ARS 133.4K

-44.25%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$4.1 Rp 66.6K

$21.32 ARS 25.3K

-80.77%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$24.32 Rp 394.7K

$28.5 ARS 33.8K

-14.67%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$22.6 Rp 366.9K

$42.35 ARS 50.3K

-46.64%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.26 Rp 101.5K

$11.6 ARS 13.8K

-46.03%

Cinema Ticket

$3.29 Rp 53.4K

$8.8 ARS 10.4K

-62.61%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$93.2 Rp 1.5M

$322 ARS 382.2K

-71.04%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,098 Rp 99M

$5,088 ARS 6M

19.85%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$52.8 Rp 857.4K

$108 ARS 128.7K

-51.26%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.84 Rp 403.3K

$87.5 ARS 104K

-71.62%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$85.2 Rp 1.4M

$123 ARS 146.2K

-30.78%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$72.5 Rp 1.2M

$132 ARS 156.7K

-45.09%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$259 Rp 4.2M

$659 ARS 782.6K

-60.72%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$159 Rp 2.6M

$432 ARS 513.2K

-63.24%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$578 Rp 9.4M

$1,187 ARS 1.4M

-51.34%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$336 Rp 5.5M

$789 ARS 937K

-57.40%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,000 Rp 16.2M

$2,743 ARS 3.3M

-63.52%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$860 Rp 14M

$2,007 ARS 2.4M

-57.13%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$182 Rp 3M

$805 ARS 955.5K

-77.33%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.28

52.71

-74.81%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Ubud: October 29, 2025

Last update for Buenos Aires: October 28, 2025

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