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Buenos Aires 🇦🇷
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Lviv 🇺🇦
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Medellin 🇨🇴
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Ubud 🇮🇩
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| Population | 2,900,000 | 731,387 | 2,427,000 | 112,490 |
| Official language(s) | Spanish | Ukrainian | Spanish | Indonesian and Balinese |
| Level of English | High | Low | Low | Low |
| Main airport | Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) | Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport (LWO) | José María Córdova International Airport (MDE) | Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPA) |
| Most common months to visit | September - December | May - September | January - April, December | May - October |
| Currency | ARS - Argentine Peso ($) | UAH - Ukrainian Hryvnia (₴) | COP - Colombian Peso ($) | IDR - Indonesian Rupiah (Rp) |
| Credit cards | Accepted everywhere. (ID required!) | Accepted almost everywhere | Accepted in some places | Accepted in some places |
| Remote worker visa | No | No | No | Yes |
| Average monthly costs | $1321 | $922 | $1293 | $1363 |
| Rent | $844 | $400 | $732 | $658 |
| Groceries | $98 | $91 | $87 | $150 |
| Dining out | $121 | $151 | $131 | $10 |
| Cafe | $25 | $21 | $18 | $28 |
| Coworking space | $95 | $79 | $96 | $106 |
| Mobile internet | $11 | $4 | $16 | $3 |
| Public transportation | $9 | $5 | $21 | $53 |
| Taxis | $9 | $12 | $14 | $13 |
| Shared bicycles and scooters | $14 | $16 | $0 | $33 |
| Sport and cultural events | $24 | $13 | $8 | $14 |
| Museums and sights | $4 | $9 | $9 | $9 |
| Nightlife | $23 | $43 | $73 | $118 |
| Gym | $14 | $22 | $15 | $72 |
| Yoga | $19 | $30 | $54 | $87 |
| Massage | $10 | $27 | $20 | $10 |
| SIM card options | Movistar, Claro, Personal | Vodafone, Kyivstar | Claro, Tigo | Telkomsel, XL Axiata |
| Tipping | 10% at restaurants and cafés is common, not common at bars | 10% in restaurants, not expected elsewhere | Tip 10% in restaurants | Tip 5 - 10% in restaurants if service charge is not included in the bill |
| Taxi apps | Uber (not official), Cabify, BA Taxi (Spanish only) | Uber, Uklon | EasyTaxi | Grab, GoJek |
| Tap water | Not drinkable | Not drinkable | Not drinkable | Not drinkable |
| Overall cuisine | Argentinian style with an emphasis on red meats, pastries, and Italian-inspired options | Slavic. Emphasis on frilled meats combined with potatoes, carrots, pickles and cabbage. Creamy deserts often elaborated with cottage cheese. Lviv enjoys culinary influences from Kiev (traditional with an emphasis on chicken) and Odessa (various seafood dishes). | A blend of indigenous and European traditions with rice, maize, cassava, assorted legumes, and meats | Balinese foods revolve on the complex flavors from certain ingredients like fresh vegetables, meat, coconut milk, and time-tested spices mixture. |
| Local food specialities | Asado, empanadas (Argentinian style), locro, milanesa napolitana, facturas and alfajores | Lviv cheesecake, fish Zupa, Tsivikli, Karmanadli, Banosh, Borscht, Salo, Syrnyky | Bandeja paisa, ajiaco, mondongo, empanada, and arepa | Satay, nasi goreng, gado-gado, martabak, bubur sumsum |
| Eat like a local | Local restaurants serving asados grill-to-dish (Parrillas), markets (San Telmo, Recoleta) and local cafés for maté and facturas | Local grills, themed taverns, local breweries, small bakeries | Street stalls for empanada and arepa with cheese, restaurants for traditional Colombian food | Warung for authentic babi guling and bebek betutu, cafes for kopi luwak, street stalls for pisang goreng, nasi campur, and sate lilit |
| Vegetarian / vegan options | 79 options on Happy Cow | 9 options on HappyCow | 153 listings on Happy Cow | 255 listings on Happy Cow |