Buenos Aires vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$4837
🏠 One person rent
$365
$1276
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$1943
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$586
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$2926
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
79
50
😀 Quality of life
71
90
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.02M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 64% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6407th and 1355th ($791 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in Argentina and Canada, respectively. Check Argentina vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.3 months in Ottawa. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 2311th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$5.99
 Cappuccino
$2.01
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$21213

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605

Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1530
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2220
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1539
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1878
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1797
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1845
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1808
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1813
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1412
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1856
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1846
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1874
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1821
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1746
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1820
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1808
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1821
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1772
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1912
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1962
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1949
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2105
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1882
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1783
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1835
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1659
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874