Buenos Aires vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1247
$2095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$4718
🏠 One person rent
$555
$1181
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$1885
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$591
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$824
$3093
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
79
53
😀 Quality of life
77
90
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.31M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 40% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 4647th and 1759th ($1247 vs $2095) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.5 months in Calgary. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Calgary ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 1053rd and 187th 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
$17.5
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.85
$5.66
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$1234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$935
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$1946
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$1549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.4
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
42.38%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$3751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$3441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$820
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7057
$15881

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$859
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$955
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$788
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$929
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$970
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$914
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1003
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$693
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$909
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1020
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1035
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$610
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1001
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1082
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$979
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$920
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$928
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$872
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$998
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$853
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1001
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$920
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1008
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$733
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1048
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$863
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$927
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$920
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$784
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$984
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$977
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$939
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$948
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$923
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$972
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$961
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$923
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$959
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$945
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$948

Cities near Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1927
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1874
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1780
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1733
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1579
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1626
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1835
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2595
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1974
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2338
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2307
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1749
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2197
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1771
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1953
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2180
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2135
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2505
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1781
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1703
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1787
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1867
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1729
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2100
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1869
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1451
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2290
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1442
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1953
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2427
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2053
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2930
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2266
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2100
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2141
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2493
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2523
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2492
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1872