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Canada vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary

Canada is 2.1 times more expensive than Buenos Aires.

Restaurants: pay 37.9% more in Canada
Groceries: pay 73.4% more in Canada
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Canada
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Canada
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Canada
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Canada
Clothing: pay 31.8% less in Canada

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, groceries, and restaurants in Canada are more expensive than in Buenos Aires. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Canada.

Canada vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canada instead of Buenos Aires, you would:

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pay 37.9% more for restaurants

	Buenos Aires	Canada
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.00 ARS12,401.24	$16.37 CA$22.83	+48.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.49 ARS9,571.50	$10.01 CA$13.96	+17.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 ARS1,656.50	$2.00 CA$2.78	+35.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 ARS1,222.67	$1.62 CA$2.25	+49.0%
Average			+37.9%

Buenos Aires vs. Canada - Cost of restaurants

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pay 73.4% more for groceries

	Buenos Aires	Canada
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 ARS2,429.59	$2.48 CA$3.46	+15.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.19 ARS5,854.51	$5.30 CA$7.39	+2.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 ARS5,682.65	$8.04 CA$11.20	+59.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 ARS2,600.61	$3.39 CA$4.73	+47.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.80 ARS3,159.80	$5.12 CA$7.14	+82.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 ARS1,042.09	$1.79 CA$2.50	+93.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 ARS986.11	$0.64 CA$0.89	-27.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ARS683.02	$1.60 CA$2.22	+163.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 ARS1,126.95	$1.74 CA$2.43	+74.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ARS481.42	$1.16 CA$1.61	+170.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 ARS569.73	$1.14 CA$1.59	+125.8%
Average			+73.4%

Buenos Aires vs. Canada - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Buenos Aires	Canada
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.50 ARS3,951.25	$4.35 CA$6.06	+24.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.00 ARS12,401.24	$65.88 CA$91.85	+498.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,250.00 ARS26,211,711.02	$24,555.94 CA$34,237.12	+5.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.35 ARS8,286.28	$16.33 CA$22.77	+122.2%
Average			+162.7%

Buenos Aires vs. Canada - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Buenos Aires	Canada
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.79 ARS26,825.43	$60.95 CA$84.98	+156.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$513.68 ARS579,112.38	$1,220.42 CA$1,701.56	+137.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$357.39 ARS402,918.92	$1,114.36 CA$1,553.69	+211.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.23 ARS55,505.17	$115.39 CA$160.88	+134.4%
Average			+160.0%

Buenos Aires vs. Canada - Cost of housing

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Buenos Aires	Canada
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.50 ARS244,078.94	$729.99 CA$1,017.79	+237.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,476.88 ARS5,047,165.93	$12,017.58 CA$16,755.51	+168.4%
Average			+202.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Buenos Aires	Canada
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 ARS2,029.03	$5.20 CA$7.25	+188.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 ARS3,364.27	$3.58 CA$4.99	+20.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.40 ARS2,705.73	$12.91 CA$18.00	+438.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.22 ARS30,686.19	$42.97 CA$59.91	+57.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 ARS5,636.93	$10.95 CA$15.27	+119.1%
Average			+164.8%

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pay 31.8% less for clothing

	Buenos Aires	Canada
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.58 ARS100,985.55	$53.89 CA$75.13	-39.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$74.73 ARS84,248.53	$39.01 CA$54.39	-47.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.08 ARS128,608.66	$84.94 CA$118.42	-25.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.22 ARS134,404.64	$102.12 CA$142.37	-14.3%
Average			-31.8%

Buenos Aires vs. Canada - Cost of clothing

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