Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 43.5% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Canada, you would:
pay 45.0% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.81
|
$7.00
ARS6,147.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
$1.03
ARS903.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
$0.90
ARS788.01
|
|
pay 55.5% less for groceries
Canada
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
$1.34
ARS1,178.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
$3.51
ARS3,086.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.40
|
$3.15
ARS2,769.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
$1.46
ARS1,280.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
$1.76
ARS1,549.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
$0.66
ARS579.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$0.57
ARS497.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
$0.31
ARS272.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
$0.67
ARS590.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
$0.30
ARS261.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
$0.33
ARS293.67
|
|
pay 42.6% less for transportation
Canada
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.78
|
$3.52
ARS3,088.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.26
|
$6.80
ARS5,972.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$28,849.06
|
$25,000.00
ARS21,956,057.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.21
|
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
|
pay 69.3% less for housing
Canada
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$87.55
|
$23.47
ARS20,614.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,458.34
|
$313.32
ARS275,171.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,302.50
|
$225.62
ARS198,144.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$153.42
|
$36.96
ARS32,458.79
|
|
pay 66.2% less for childcare
Canada
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,021.15
|
$187.40
ARS164,582.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,177.74
|
$5,653.81
ARS4,965,413.86
|
|
pay 57.8% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
$2.00
ARS1,756.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
$1.72
ARS1,508.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.35
|
$2.00
ARS1,756.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.45
|
$22.07
ARS19,383.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$13.94
|
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
|
pay 32.1% more for clothing
Canada
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.18
|
$67.11
ARS58,935.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.47
|
$57.53
ARS50,528.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$106.67
|
$107.00
ARS93,974.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$133.74
|
$98.70
ARS86,684.04
|
|
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