Buenos Aires vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Buenos Aires	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1247	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3037	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$555	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$961	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$463	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$824	$2878
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	79	38
😀 Quality of life	77	87
🏙️ Population	3.12M	574K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 24% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4647th and 3402nd ($1247 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 21st in Canada, while ranked 1053rd and 327th 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	$17.5	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.85	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.05	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$583	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$729	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.4	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	42.38%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.71	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.4	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.36	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$113	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$440	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7057	$8149

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913