Buenos Aires vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$4945
🏠 One person rent
$402
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$603
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$3150
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
79
50
😀 Quality of life
72
89
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.02M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 59% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6099th and 1290th ($909 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd 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 1.4 months in Ottawa. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 1789th and 167th 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
$9.98
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$5.89
 Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$18.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$20100

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1542
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2336
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1677
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$2004
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1828
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1897
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1799
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1751
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1791
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1828
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1912
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1964
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1996
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1871
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1686
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1849
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1861
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1954
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1821
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1927
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1896
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1960
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2057
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1878
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1823
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1845
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1740
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884