Buenos Aires vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$2113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$4833
🏠 One person rent
$365
$1211
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$1953
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$578
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$3532
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
79
53
😀 Quality of life
71
92
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.31M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 63% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 6407th and 1526th ($791 vs $2113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd 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 1.7 months in Calgary. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Calgary ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 2311th and 66th 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
$7.12
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$5.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$2.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$1165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$944
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$1559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$66.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$3410
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$82.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$9.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$5.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$62.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$904
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$21983

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1860
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1688
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1675
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1694
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1732
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2798
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1696
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2276
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1718
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1835
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2484
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2022
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1795
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2023
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1858
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1526
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1568
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1731
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1585
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1908
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1760
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2358
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1629
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1990
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2445
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2064
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2269
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2034
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2098
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2595
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2251
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1896
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1722