Buenos Aires vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1130
$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$4312
🏠 One person rent
$470
$940
🏘️ Family rent
$887
$1577
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$97
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$2742
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
79
100
😀 Quality of life
74
93
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.8M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 39% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4694th and 2225th ($1130 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st in Argentina and Canada, respectively. Check Argentina vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 1194th and 51st 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
$14.4
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.9
$6.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$719
$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.01%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2657
$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1964
$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.89
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.04
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5728
$5725

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Cost of living

$349

$907

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$805
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$979
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$741
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$923
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$939
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$924
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$932
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$643
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$838
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$938
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$938
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$552
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$936
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$963
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$935
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$849
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$865
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$952
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$921
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$803
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$938
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$856
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$940
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$828
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$964
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$966
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$863
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$859
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$853
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$925
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$928
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$877
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$889
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$865
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$921
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$920
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$863
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$928
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$915
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$899

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2004
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1810
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1900
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1764
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1776
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1732
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1807
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1735
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1742
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1761
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1769
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1762
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1562
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1433
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1106
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1532
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1692