Buenos Aires vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1139
$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2758
$4619
🏠 One person rent
$496
$1231
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$1937
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$576
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.9
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$797
$3333
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
78
50
😀 Quality of life
78
92
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.02M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 46% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4856th and 1744th ($1139 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 24th 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 1.6 months in Ottawa. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 1059th and 129th 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
$15.6
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.64
$5.52
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.41%
5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2703
$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1993
$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.92
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.51
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$66
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5464
$15527

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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

Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1802
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2166
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1660
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1836
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1782
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1835
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1780
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1763
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1437
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1822
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1853
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1867
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1930
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1820
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1649
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1805
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1814
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1903
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1766
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1892
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1842
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1911
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2055
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1820
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1767
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1786
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1671
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822