Buenos Aires vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1139
$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2758
$4337
🏠 One person rent
$496
$969
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$1582
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.9
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$797
$2945
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
78
100
😀 Quality of life
78
95
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.8M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 40% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4856th and 2306th ($1139 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 52nd 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 1.5 months in Montreal. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 1059th and 46th 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
$15.6
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.64
$5.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.41%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2703
$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1993
$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.92
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.51
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$133
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5464
$4789

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$770
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$879
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$715
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$859
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$949
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$861
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$949
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$641
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$811
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$983
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$990
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$590
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$981
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1032
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$968
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$871
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$895
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$844
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$946
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$766
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$981
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$858
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$980
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$661
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1029
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$817
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$859
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$848
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$710
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$951
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$959
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$874
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$886
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$846
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$954
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$935
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$841
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$947
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$906
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$897

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2055
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1853
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1930
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1867
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1786
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1805
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1853
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1763
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1767
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1766
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1776
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1780
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1805
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1671
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1782
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1586
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1449
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1120
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1549
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1811