Buenos Aires vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1207
$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2929
$4433
🏠 One person rent
$536
$992
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$1658
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$585
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$799
$3005
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
79
100
😀 Quality of life
77
96
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.8M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 37% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4761st and 2284th ($1207 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 58th in Argentina and Canada, respectively. Check Argentina vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 1226th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Montreal

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Buenos Aires Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.81
$6.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.08%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2734
$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2026
$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.58
$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.96
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6078
$5550

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$815
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$938
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$747
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$918
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$1017
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$901
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1021
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$653
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$863
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1055
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1062
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$587
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1050
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1111
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$1034
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$903
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$920
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$866
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$1014
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$810
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1055
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$905
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1050
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$706
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1104
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$851
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$908
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$906
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$758
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$1018
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$1028
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$927
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$947
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$904
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$1025
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$999
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$900
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$1015
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$962
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$965

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2080
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1910
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1923
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1918
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2047
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1944
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1914
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1920
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1861
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1907
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1918
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1934
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1930
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1846
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1950
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1852
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1948
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1838
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1935
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1857
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1723
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1924
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1800
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1896
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1864
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1642
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1971
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1458
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1142
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1589
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1805