Buenos Aires vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1247
$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$4795
🏠 One person rent
$555
$1248
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$824
$3638
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
79
49
😀 Quality of life
77
91
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.02M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 41% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4647th and 1688th ($1247 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 22nd 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 1.7 months in Ottawa. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 1053rd and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Ottawa

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Buenos Aires Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.85
$5.79
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.4
$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
42.38%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7057
$17263

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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 Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1839
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2189
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1674
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1848
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1864
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1914
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1903
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1913
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1451
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1929
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1917
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1905
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$2058
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1852
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1816
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1863
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1828
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1901
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1921
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1874
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1937
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2051
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1861
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1817
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1829
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1702
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875