Buenos Aires vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1207
$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2929
$5494
🏠 One person rent
$536
$1483
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$2320
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$799
$3648
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
79
86
😀 Quality of life
77
95
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.79M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 52% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4761st and 897th ($1207 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 Toronto. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 1226th and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Toronto

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Buenos Aires Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.81
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.08%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2734
$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2026
$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.58
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.96
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$75
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6078
$20314

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$815
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$938
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$747
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$918
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$1017
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$901
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1021
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$653
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$863
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1055
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1062
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$587
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1050
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1111
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$1034
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$903
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$920
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$866
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$1014
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$810
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1055
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$905
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1050
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$706
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1104
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$851
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$908
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$906
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$758
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$1018
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$1028
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$927
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$947
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$904
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$1025
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$999
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$900
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$1015
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$962
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$965

Cities near Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2309
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2357
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2520
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2222
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2151
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2360
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2246
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2079
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1605
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2237
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2039
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2046
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2089
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1910
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1897
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1950
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2073
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1801
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2073
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2083
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2075
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2087
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1480
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1901
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2136
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1999
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2277
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2182
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2115
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2173
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1992
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2136
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2001
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1870
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2035
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1735
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2027
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2034
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2029