Buenos Aires vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1207
$2118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2929
$4745
🏠 One person rent
$536
$1202
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$1911
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$591
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$799
$3199
😷 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 43% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 4761st and 1716th ($1207 vs $2118) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 29th 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 21st in Canada, while ranked 1226th and 209th 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
$17.2
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.81
$6.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$1224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$1544
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.08%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2734
$3738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2026
$3570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.58
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$4.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.96
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$93.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6078
$15430

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$815
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$938
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$747
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$918
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$1017
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$901
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1021
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$653
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$863
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1055
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1062
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$587
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1050
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1111
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$1034
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$903
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$920
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$866
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$1014
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$810
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1055
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$905
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1050
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$706
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1104
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$851
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$908
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$906
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$758
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$1018
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$1028
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$927
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$947
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$904
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$1025
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$999
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$900
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$1015
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$962
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$965

Cities near Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1801
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1620
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934