Buenos Aires vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$5834
🏠 One person rent
$365
$1582
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$2702
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$610
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$3483
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
79
86
😀 Quality of life
71
94
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.79M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 69% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 6407th and 571st ($791 vs $2576) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 Toronto. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 2311th and 36th 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
$7.12
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$6.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$18837

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2390
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2600
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2358
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2128
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2192
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2578
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2114
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1598
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2293
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2082
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2032
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2244
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$2073
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1862
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1510
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2218
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1734
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1821
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1915
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1879
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2125
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1408
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1949
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2072
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2084
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2217
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2194
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2127
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2031
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2156
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2004
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2074
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2049
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2085
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2097
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1816
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2178
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2151
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2190