Buenos Aires vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Buenos Aires Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$809
$1330
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1983
$3244
🏠 One person rent
$337
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$560
$1008
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$481
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$409
$2826
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
79
39
😀 Quality of life
73
89
🏙️ Population
3.06M
549K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 39% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6181st and 3312th ($809 vs $1330) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 143rd in Argentina and Canada, respectively. Check Argentina vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 2.1 months in Quebec City. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Quebec City ranked 17th in Canada, while ranked 1497th and 141st 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
$11.3
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$5.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$462
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$1133
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$780
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$71.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$47
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
48.93%
6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$8715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2029
$2432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$65.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.64
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$9.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$9.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$85.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.6
$71.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$200
$775
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5117
$7797

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$550
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$508
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$547
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$547
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$549
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$548
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$548
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$551
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$550
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$549
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$549
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$452
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$548
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$549
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$548
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$549
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$544
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$640
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$548
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$548
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$547
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$548
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$555
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$549
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$615
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$490
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$552
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$550
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$523
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$559
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$552
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$550
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$553
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$549
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$546
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$560
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$550
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$561
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$557
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$553

Cities near Quebec City

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Levis
$1689
80 km or 50 mi Thetford Mines
$1606
89 km or 55 mi Saint-Georges
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Victoriaville
$1061
114 km or 71 mi Trois-Rivieres
$1051
120 km or 74 mi Shawinigan
$1681
142 km or 88 mi Drummondville
$1123
166 km or 103 mi Sherbrooke
$1074
169 km or 105 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1688
170 km or 106 mi Riviere-du-Loup
$1594
178 km or 111 mi Saguenay
$997
180 km or 112 mi Chicoutimi
$1684
187 km or 116 mi Magog
$1681
188 km or 117 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1682
192 km or 120 mi Joliette
$1064
195 km or 121 mi Alma
$1682
196 km or 122 mi Granby
$1169
201 km or 125 mi L'Assomption
$1674
206 km or 128 mi Beloeil
$1684
210 km or 131 mi Repentigny
$1684
211 km or 131 mi Varennes
$1677
212 km or 132 mi Sainte-Julie
$1679
217 km or 135 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1686
218 km or 135 mi Mascouche
$1192
218 km or 136 mi Boucherville
$1685
220 km or 136 mi Chambly
$1685
223 km or 138 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1679
223 km or 139 mi Terrebonne
$1697
227 km or 141 mi Longueuil
$1371
228 km or 142 mi Brossard
$1555
229 km or 142 mi Saint-Lambert
$1691
229 km or 143 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1691
231 km or 144 mi Montreal
$1688
234 km or 146 mi La Prairie
$1681
236 km or 146 mi Westmount
$1683
236 km or 146 mi Mount Royal
$1680
238 km or 148 mi Laval
$1417
238 km or 148 mi Candiac
$1679
241 km or 150 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1683
241 km or 150 mi Boisbriand
$1685