Buenos Aires vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Buenos Aires	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1130	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2837	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$470	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$887	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$97	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$2588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	79	38
😀 Quality of life	74	86
🏙️ Population	3.12M	549K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 31% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4694th and 2883rd ($1130 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 110th 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 1.6 months in Quebec City. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 1194th and 310th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Quebec City

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	Buenos Aires	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.9	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$530	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1019	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$719	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.01%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2657	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1964	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.96	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.89	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.55	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.04	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5728	$6012

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732