Buenos Aires vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1139
$1823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2758
$4109
🏠 One person rent
$496
$1004
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$1648
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$548
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.9
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$797
$2739
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
78
63
😀 Quality of life
78
91
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.01M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 38% less expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 4856th and 2644th ($1139 vs $1823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 74th 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 Edmonton. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Edmonton ranked 16th in Canada, while ranked 1059th and 171st 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
$15.6
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53
$56.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.64
$5.56
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$784
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$1651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$1356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$56.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.41%
5.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2703
$2399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1993
$2239
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$71.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.92
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$4.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.51
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5464
$8796

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$770
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$879
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$715
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$859
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$949
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$861
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$949
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$641
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$811
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$983
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$990
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$590
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$981
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1032
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$968
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$871
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$895
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$844
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$946
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$766
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$981
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$858
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$980
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$661
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1029
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$817
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$859
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$848
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$710
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$951
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$959
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$874
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$886
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$846
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$954
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$935
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$841
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$947
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$906
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$897

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi Spruce Grove
$1648
31 km or 19 mi Leduc
$1730
142 km or 88 mi Red Deer
$1782
279 km or 173 mi Calgary
$2079
297 km or 185 mi Banff
$1773
380 km or 236 mi Fort McMurray
$1887
388 km or 241 mi Grande Prairie
$1854
429 km or 267 mi Lethbridge
$1632
435 km or 270 mi Medicine Hat
$1544
483 km or 300 mi Saskatoon
$1817
515 km or 320 mi Prince Albert
$1478
565 km or 351 mi Kamloops
$1748
576 km or 358 mi Kelowna
$1949
610 km or 379 mi Prince George
$1618
616 km or 383 mi Penticton
$1759
622 km or 387 mi Sandpoint
$2617
646 km or 402 mi Moose Jaw
$1486
688 km or 428 mi Great Falls
$1973
689 km or 428 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2366
691 km or 430 mi Post Falls
$2343
698 km or 434 mi Regina
$1675
703 km or 437 mi Spokane Valley
$2231
711 km or 442 mi Spokane
$2228
743 km or 461 mi Missoula
$2111
752 km or 467 mi Whistler
$2414
762 km or 473 mi Chilliwack
$1842
779 km or 484 mi Helena
$2490
789 km or 491 mi Abbotsford
$1987
792 km or 492 mi Maple Ridge
$2361
796 km or 495 mi Moscow
$1765
798 km or 496 mi Coquitlam
$2488
800 km or 497 mi Pullman
$1913
804 km or 499 mi Langley
$1952
809 km or 502 mi Surrey
$2297
809 km or 503 mi Burnaby
$2412
811 km or 504 mi North Vancouver
$2379
818 km or 508 mi Vancouver
$2457
820 km or 510 mi Bellingham
$2443
821 km or 510 mi Delta
$2325
822 km or 511 mi Moses Lake
$2001