Buenos Aires vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1247
$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$5363
🏠 One person rent
$555
$1430
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$2259
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$824
$3517
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
79
86
😀 Quality of life
77
94
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.79M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 48% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4647th and 1059th ($1247 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Argentina and Canada, respectively. Check Argentina vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 1053rd and 46th 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
$17.5
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.85
$6.66
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.4
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
42.38%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7057
$22670

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$859
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$955
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$788
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$929
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$970
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$914
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1003
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$693
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$909
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1020
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1035
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$610
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1001
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1082
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$979
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$920
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$928
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$872
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$998
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$853
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1001
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$920
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1008
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$733
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1048
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$863
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$927
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$920
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$784
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$984
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$977
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$939
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$948
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$923
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$972
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$961
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$923
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$959
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$945
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$948

Cities near Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2233
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2308
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2172
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2102
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2318
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2124
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2034
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2214
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1994
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2006
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1892
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2017
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2078
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2081
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2049
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1449
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1832
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2109
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1936
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2303
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2123
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2181
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2125
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1953
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1863
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2030
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1706
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2046
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2035
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2053