Cost of living comparison
Canada is 2.7 times more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Canada instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 84.9% more for restaurants
|
Argentina
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
$2,507.97
|
$15.95
CA$21.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
$1,772.56
|
$8.82
CA$11.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
$424.33
|
$1.77
CA$2.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
$293.46
|
$1.47
CA$1.98
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Argentina
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
$417.82
|
$2.29
CA$3.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
$1,190.11
|
$5.39
CA$7.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.02
$1,088.50
|
$7.61
CA$10.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
$533.73
|
$3.04
CA$4.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
$671.74
|
$4.81
CA$6.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
$253.68
|
$1.62
CA$2.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
$219.26
|
$0.68
CA$0.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
$172.14
|
$1.60
CA$2.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
$221.41
|
$1.71
CA$2.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
$113.32
|
$1.13
CA$1.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$134.06
|
$1.11
CA$1.50
|
|
pay 88.1% more for transportation
|
Argentina
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
$1,229.32
|
$4.96
CA$6.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.26
$6,946.81
|
$63.09
CA$85.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,101.65
$8,692,844.64
|
$21,101.60
CA$28,486.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.86
$3,193.88
|
$16.98
CA$22.92
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Argentina
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.98
$7,926.18
|
$64.04
CA$86.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.02
$85,486.74
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,439.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.77
$65,199.37
|
$952.71
CA$1,286.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.32
$13,819.63
|
$112.22
CA$151.49
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
|
Argentina
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$116.37
$41,970.90
|
$746.92
CA$1,008.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.21
$1,715,441.61
|
$13,296.08
CA$17,949.04
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Argentina
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
$649.16
|
$4.67
CA$6.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
$589.20
|
$3.31
CA$4.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
$689.28
|
$11.96
CA$16.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.57
$8,140.61
|
$43.49
CA$58.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.09
$1,474.84
|
$10.20
CA$13.77
|
|
pay 15.4% less for clothing
|
Argentina
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.01
$21,284.49
|
$49.87
CA$67.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
$18,069.81
|
$36.92
CA$49.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.10
$40,430.43
|
$78.02
CA$105.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.63
$31,965.09
|
$97.82
CA$132.06
|
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