Cost of Living Comparison Between Buenos Aires and Canterbury Cost of Living Comparison Between Buenos Aires and Canterbury

🙂 Solo nomad: Buenos Aires is 2.9% cheaper than Canterbury without rent, and 17.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Buenos Aires is 4.2% cheaper than Canterbury without rent, and 15.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.12 ARS 21.9K

$11.82 NZ$20.64

27.92%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$60.7 ARS 88K

$65.9 NZ$115

-8.01%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$12.08 ARS 17.5K

$9.11 NZ$15.91

32.60%

Cappuccino

$3.89 ARS 5,646

$3.28 NZ$5.73

18.60%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.1 ARS 3,044

$2.2 NZ$3.85

-4.55%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.46 ARS 2,120

$2.09 NZ$3.66

-30.14%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.64 ARS 5,276

$4.1 NZ$7.16

-11.22%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.04 ARS 5,870

$6.17 NZ$10.77

-34.52%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.53 ARS 2,227

$1.23 NZ$2.15

24.39%

White Bread (500g)

$2.48 ARS 3,593

$1.96 NZ$3.42

26.53%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.3 ARS 3,339

$1.84 NZ$3.21

25.00%

Eggs

$3.2 ARS 4,648

$5.54 NZ$9.68

-42.24%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.12 ARS 17.6K

$6.7 NZ$11.7

80.90%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.85 ARS 11.4K

$10.77 NZ$18.81

-27.11%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.34 ARS 13.6K

$8.95 NZ$15.62

4.36%

Apples (1kg)

$2.59 ARS 3,752

$2.24 NZ$3.92

15.62%

Banana (1kg)

$2.11 ARS 3,061

$2.35 NZ$4.1

-10.21%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.25 ARS 1,821

$3.45 NZ$6.03

-63.77%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.56 ARS 3,722

$4.54 NZ$7.94

-43.61%

Potato (1kg)

$1.51 ARS 2,190

$1.23 NZ$2.14

22.76%

Onion (1kg)

$1.54 ARS 2,238

$2.08 NZ$3.64

-25.96%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.78 ARS 2,580

$1.84 NZ$3.22

-3.26%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.45 ARS 2,098

$1.12 NZ$1.96

29.46%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.17 ARS 4,597

$23.82 NZ$41.58

-86.69%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.92 ARS 8,586

$8.93 NZ$15.59

-33.71%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.27 ARS 3,294

$2.49 NZ$4.34

-8.84%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.05 ARS 4,423

$3.61 NZ$6.3

-15.51%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.67 ARS 976

$0.94 NZ$1.64

-28.72%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$15.92 ARS 23.1K

$63.5 NZ$111

-74.92%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.63 ARS 2,366

$2.64 NZ$4.61

-38.26%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.87 ARS 1,261

$1.14 NZ$1.98

-23.68%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.06 ARS 8,802

$30.41 NZ$53.1

-80.07%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.16 ARS 1,683

$1.73 NZ$3.02

-32.95%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$24.6K ARS 35.7M

$19.6K NZ$34.2K

25.44%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$28.8K ARS 41.8M

$25.7K NZ$44.8K

12.30%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$112 ARS 163K

$103 NZ$179

9.35%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$21.32 ARS 30.9K

$35.55 NZ$62.1

-40.03%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$28.53 ARS 41.4K

$54.6 NZ$95.3

-47.75%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.52 ARS 60.3K

$37.26 NZ$65.1

11.43%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$11.42 ARS 16.6K

$12.01 NZ$20.97

-4.91%

Cinema Ticket

$9.12 ARS 13.2K

$9.41 NZ$16.43

-3.08%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$326 ARS 473.8K

$575 NZ$1,003

-43.18%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,263 ARS 7.6M

$11.9K NZ$20.8K

-55.85%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$109 ARS 157.6K

$53 NZ$92.5

104.96%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$85 ARS 123.3K

$29.73 NZ$51.9

185.74%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$125 ARS 181K

$95.6 NZ$167

30.45%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$130 ARS 188.1K

$121 NZ$212

6.90%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$657 ARS 953.4K

$964 NZ$1,683

-31.86%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$446 ARS 647.8K

$799 NZ$1,395

-44.12%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,189 ARS 1.7M

$1,552 NZ$2,710

-23.41%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$809 ARS 1.2M

$1,452 NZ$2,535

-44.23%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,681 ARS 3.9M

$4,061 NZ$7,090

-33.98%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,014 ARS 2.9M

$2,765 NZ$4,828

-27.15%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$791 ARS 1.1M

$2,451 NZ$4,279

-67.71%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

52.71

7.07

645.54%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Buenos Aires: December 1, 2025

Last update for Canterbury: November 30, 2025

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