Buenos Aires vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1130
$1769
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$4094
🏠 One person rent
$470
$948
🏘️ Family rent
$887
$1630
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$540
🚐 Transport expenses
$97
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$2961
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
79
63
😀 Quality of life
74
89
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.01M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 36% less expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 4694th and 2475th ($1130 vs $1769) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 84th in Argentina and Canada, respectively. Check Argentina vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.7 months in Edmonton. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Edmonton ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 1194th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Edmonton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$56.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.9
$5.07
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$961
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$711
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$1601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$719
$1315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.01%
6.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2657
$2901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1964
$2327
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$70.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$21.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.89
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.04
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$689
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5728
$7826

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$805
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$979
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$741
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$923
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$939
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$924
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$932
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$643
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$838
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$938
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$938
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$552
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$936
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$963
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$935
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$849
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$865
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$952
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$921
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$803
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$938
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$856
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$940
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$828
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$964
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$966
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$863
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$859
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$853
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$925
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$928
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$877
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$889
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$865
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$921
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$920
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$863
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$928
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$915
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$899

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$1588
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$1656
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$1676
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$2077
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$1743
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$1871
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$1778
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$1614
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$1487
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$1786
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$1446
565 km or 351 mi Kamloops
$1770
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$1886
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$1491
616 km or 383 mi Penticton
$1638
622 km or 387 mi Sandpoint
$2568
646 km or 402 mi Moose Jaw
$1360
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$2007
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$2299
691 km or 430 mi Post Falls
$2284
698 km or 434 mi Regina
$1540
703 km or 437 mi Spokane Valley
$2174
711 km or 442 mi Spokane
$2163
743 km or 461 mi Missoula
$2054
752 km or 467 mi Whistler
$2023
762 km or 473 mi Chilliwack
$1761
779 km or 484 mi Helena
$2327
789 km or 491 mi Abbotsford
$1883
792 km or 492 mi Maple Ridge
$1969
796 km or 495 mi Moscow
$1792
798 km or 496 mi Coquitlam
$2490
800 km or 497 mi Pullman
$1612
804 km or 499 mi Langley
$2021
809 km or 502 mi Surrey
$2280
809 km or 503 mi Burnaby
$2495
811 km or 504 mi North Vancouver
$2388
818 km or 508 mi Vancouver
$2488
820 km or 510 mi Bellingham
$2466
821 km or 510 mi Delta
$2317
822 km or 511 mi Moses Lake
$2009