Buenos Aires vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$1732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$3831
🏠 One person rent
$365
$950
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$1492
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$521
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$3155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
79
63
😀 Quality of life
71
92
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.01M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 54% less expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 6407th and 2554th ($791 vs $1732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 96th 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 1.8 months in Edmonton. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Edmonton ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 2311th and 77th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Edmonton

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Buenos Aires Edmonton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$54.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$8.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$5.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$718
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$1452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$1166
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$59.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$3053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$2.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$74.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$60.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$80.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$638
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$7157

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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
27 km or 16 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
31 km or 19 mi Leduc
$1694
142 km or 88 mi Red Deer
$1688
279 km or 173 mi Calgary
$2113
297 km or 185 mi Banff
$1860
380 km or 236 mi Fort McMurray
$1722
388 km or 241 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
429 km or 267 mi Lethbridge
$1675
435 km or 270 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
483 km or 300 mi Saskatoon
$1858
515 km or 320 mi Prince Albert
$1629
565 km or 351 mi Kamloops
$1835
576 km or 358 mi Kelowna
$1696
610 km or 379 mi Prince George
$1424
616 km or 383 mi Penticton
$1718
622 km or 387 mi Sandpoint
$2798
646 km or 402 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
688 km or 428 mi Great Falls
$2484
689 km or 428 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
691 km or 430 mi Post Falls
$2276
698 km or 434 mi Regina
$1526
703 km or 437 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
711 km or 442 mi Spokane
$2022
743 km or 461 mi Missoula
$1795
752 km or 467 mi Whistler
$2445
762 km or 473 mi Chilliwack
$1760
779 km or 484 mi Helena
$2023
789 km or 491 mi Abbotsford
$1990
792 km or 492 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
796 km or 495 mi Moscow
$1526
798 km or 496 mi Coquitlam
$2595
800 km or 497 mi Pullman
$1568
804 km or 499 mi Langley
$2034
809 km or 502 mi Surrey
$2407
809 km or 503 mi Burnaby
$2595
811 km or 504 mi North Vancouver
$2529
818 km or 508 mi Vancouver
$2564
820 km or 510 mi Bellingham
$2251
821 km or 510 mi Delta
$2329
822 km or 511 mi Moses Lake
$1908