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Buenos Aires vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 24.4% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 5.3% less in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 20.0% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 37.4% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 49.4% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 68.9% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.2% less in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 43.2% more in Buenos Aires

Expenses including childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.3% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$25.00	$18.00 ARS26,034.72	+10.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$15.00	$12.00 ARS17,356.48	+22.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.96	$2.18 ARS3,154.71	-15.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.42	$1.39 ARS2,007.74	-38.0%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 20.0% less for groceries

	Canberra	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.14	$2.89 ARS4,181.15	+6.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.63	$6.13 ARS8,871.09	+23.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.41	$5.84 ARS8,442.80	+6.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.60	$3.29 ARS4,757.11	-23.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.38	$3.92 ARS5,669.05	-6.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.26	$1.15 ARS1,664.69	-22.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.06	$0.96 ARS1,390.37	-28.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.04	$0.57 ARS819.15	-57.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.84	$1.14 ARS1,648.30	-38.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.55	$0.66 ARS952.66	-34.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.59	$0.58 ARS837.26	-44.4%
Average			-20.0%

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pay 37.4% less for transportation

	Canberra	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.75	$4.31 ARS6,237.99	-2.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$188.01	$20.00 ARS28,927.47	-83.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$44,425.70	$25,000.00 ARS36,159,331.25	-13.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.95	$9.51 ARS13,762.18	-49.7%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 49.4% less for housing

	Canberra	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$79.50	$29.42 ARS42,555.70	-43.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,377.92	$659.06 ARS953,253.26	-57.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,775.11	$463.75 ARS670,751.66	-60.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$243.28	$100.98 ARS146,052.25	-36.5%
Average			-49.4%

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pay 68.9% less for childcare

	Canberra	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,683.50	$367.39 ARS531,384.95	-79.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,381.24	$5,496.25 ARS7,949,628.98	-58.7%
Average			-68.9%

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pay 33.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$10.00	$3.80 ARS5,496.22	-41.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.21	$4.13 ARS5,967.15	+21.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$47.50	$3.68 ARS5,322.65	-88.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$89.79	$43.59 ARS63,042.89	-25.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$20.00	$9.00 ARS13,017.36	-31.2%
Average			-33.2%

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pay 43.2% more for clothing

	Canberra	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$106.16	$112.87 ARS163,247.52	+62.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$88.34	$91.59 ARS132,477.95	+58.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$143.88	$129.33 ARS187,064.27	+37.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$181.12	$134.94 ARS195,167.49	+14.0%
Average			+43.2%

Canberra vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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