Buenos Aires vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Buenos Aires	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1247	$2006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3037	$4535
🏠 One person rent	$555	$1218
🏘️ Family rent	$961	$2095
🍽️ Food expenses	$463	$554
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$824	$2934
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	79	73
😀 Quality of life	77	88
🏙️ Population	3.12M	569K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 38% less expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 4647th and 2004th ($1247 vs $2006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 38th 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 Hamilton. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Hamilton ranked 15th in Canada, while ranked 1053rd and 265th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Hamilton

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	Buenos Aires	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.85	$5.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.05	$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$583	$1114
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$1067
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$729	$1880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.4	$90.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$50.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	42.38%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$8824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$3366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25	$85.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.71	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.36	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$46.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$113	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$440	$620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7057	$16689

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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 Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2318
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1832
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2049
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2308
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2017
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2102
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2109
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1936
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1848
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2415
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2233
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1892
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2078
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2172
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1706
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2303
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2124
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2081
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2181
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1863
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2125
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2123
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1581
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1930
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1802
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1449
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$1910
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1939
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1757