Buenos Aires vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1139
$2464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2758
$5417
🏠 One person rent
$496
$1477
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$2341
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$612
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.9
$241
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$797
$3342
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
78
86
😀 Quality of life
78
99
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.79M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 54% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4856th and 918th ($1139 vs $2464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 1.4 months in Toronto. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 1059th and 6th 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
$15.6
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53
$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.64
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$2463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.41%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2703
$8820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1993
$7326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.92
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$3.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.51
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5464
$17676

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$770
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$879
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$715
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$859
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$949
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$861
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$949
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$641
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$811
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$983
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$990
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$590
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$981
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1032
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$968
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$871
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$895
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$844
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$946
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$766
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$981
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$858
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$980
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$661
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1029
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$817
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$859
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$848
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$710
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$951
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$959
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$874
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$886
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$846
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$954
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$935
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$841
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$947
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$906
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$897

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2241
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2326
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2463
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2242
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2033
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2379
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2449
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2012
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2193
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1995
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2038
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2103
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1869
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1894
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1947
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$1998
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1705
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2049
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2044
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2045
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2010
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1443
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1844
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2096
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2071
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1928
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2187
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2082
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2109
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1936
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2083
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1971
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1868
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2021
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1683
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2036
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2031
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2043