Buenos Aires vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1247
$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$4422
🏠 One person rent
$555
$984
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$1684
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$824
$2928
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
79
100
😀 Quality of life
77
93
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.9M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 34% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4647th and 2370th ($1247 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 64th 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 2nd in Canada, while ranked 1053rd and 49th 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
$17.5
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.85
$6.08
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.4
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
42.38%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7057
$6432

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$859
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$955
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$788
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$929
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$970
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$914
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1003
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$693
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$909
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1020
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1035
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$610
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1001
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1082
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$979
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$920
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$928
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$872
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$998
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$853
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1001
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$920
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1008
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$733
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1048
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$863
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$927
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$920
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$784
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$984
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$977
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$939
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$948
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$923
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$972
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$961
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$923
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$959
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$945
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$948

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2051
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1917
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1829
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1863
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1892
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1913
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1914
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1817
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1828
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1903
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1850
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1702
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1864
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1675
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1421
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1199
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1575
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1828