Buenos Aires vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$402
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$2805
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
79
100
😀 Quality of life
72
93
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.76M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 53% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6099th and 2002nd ($909 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 54th 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 1.4 months in Montreal. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 1789th and 60th 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
$9.98
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$6.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$6957

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610