Buenos Aires vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$402
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$3590
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
79
86
😀 Quality of life
72
94
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.79M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 65% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 6099th and 656th ($909 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1st in Canada, while ranked 1789th and 52nd 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
$9.98
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$6.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$18156

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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
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2332
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2472
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2398
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2127
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2266
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2597
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2086
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1635
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2297
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2154
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1971
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2012
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1873
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1964
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2041
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2038
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1986
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2017
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1814
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2074
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2046
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2085