Buenos Aires vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Buenos Aires	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1139	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2758	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$496	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$854	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$430	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.9	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$797	$2731
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	38
😀 Quality of life	78	88
🏙️ Population	3.12M	549K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 30% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4856th and 3402nd ($1139 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 116th 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 1.7 months in Quebec City. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 1059th and 300th 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	$15.6	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.64	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$527	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$669	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.4	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.1	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	36.41%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2703	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1993	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.8	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.26	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.92	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.96	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.33	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.51	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.9	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$108	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$360	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5464	$6103

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763