Buenos Aires vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$365
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$2722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
79
100
😀 Quality of life
71
95
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.76M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 57% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6407th and 2281st ($791 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 76th in Argentina and Canada, respectively. Check Argentina vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 2311th and 30th 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
$7.12
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$7624

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576