Buenos Aires vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1139
$2079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2758
$4683
🏠 One person rent
$496
$1191
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$1928
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$572
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.9
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$797
$2977
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
78
53
😀 Quality of life
78
91
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.31M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 45% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 4856th and 1781st ($1139 vs $2079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 27th in Argentina and Canada, respectively. Check Argentina vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.4 months in Calgary. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Calgary ranked 15th in Canada, while ranked 1059th and 160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Calgary

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Buenos Aires Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53
$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.64
$6.16
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$1190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$2105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$55.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.41%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2703
$3658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1993
$3126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$84.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.92
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.51
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$91.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$58
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$796
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5464
$15727

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$770
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$879
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$715
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$859
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$949
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$861
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$949
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$641
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$811
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$983
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$990
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$590
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$981
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1032
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$968
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$871
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$895
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$844
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$946
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$766
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$981
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$858
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$980
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$661
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1029
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$817
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$859
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$848
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$710
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$951
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$959
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$874
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$886
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$846
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$954
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$935
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$841
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$947
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$906
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$897

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1773
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1782
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1632
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1730
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1544
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1648
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1823
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2617
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1949
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2366
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2343
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1759
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2231
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1748
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1973
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2228
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2111
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2490
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1817
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1765
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1913
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1854
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1774
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1625
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2001
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1842
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1486
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2219
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1478
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1987
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2414
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2080
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2641
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2361
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1952
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2057
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2488
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2443
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2470
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1887