Buenos Aires vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$2149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$4908
🏠 One person rent
$402
$1251
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$2067
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$593
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$3509
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
79
53
😀 Quality of life
72
90
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.31M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 58% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 6099th and 1473rd ($909 vs $2149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 28th in Argentina and Canada, respectively. Check Argentina vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.6 months in Calgary. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Calgary ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 1789th and 131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$5.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$1277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$1002
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$2181
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$1707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$59.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$3298
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$83.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$53
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$984
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$19196

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1914
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1727
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1701
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1723
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1577
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1709
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1785
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2523
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$2001
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2275
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2250
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1781
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2156
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1854
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2139
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2150
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2011
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2498
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1793
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1642
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1566
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1786
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1830
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1610
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1917
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1765
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1408
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2322
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1487
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1976
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2469
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2010
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2484
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1983
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2042
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2553
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2278
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2169
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1871