Amsterdam vs Buenos Aires - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Buenos Aires
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2545
$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5759
$1973
🏠 One person rent
$1649
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$2742
$638
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3788
$374
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
79
😀 Quality of life
94
71
🏙️ Population
921K
3.12M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 222% more expensive than in Buenos Aires. Cities ranked 612th and 6407th ($2545 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Argentina, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Argentina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.5 months in Buenos Aires. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Buenos Aires ranked 1st in Argentina, while ranked 37th and 2311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Buenos Aires

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Amsterdam Buenos Aires
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.4
$7.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.35
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2979
$884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$36.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.3
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
23.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$2326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5939
$1774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$7.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.73
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$5.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.3
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.94
$4.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$3.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.1
$75
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1976
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10734
$6679

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2001
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2465
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2092
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1647
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2135
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1894
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1897
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1958
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2055
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2205
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1939
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1501
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1850
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1796
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1886
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1836
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1804
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1729
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2013
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1841
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1818
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1793
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1756
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1770
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1942
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1864
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1697
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1725
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1761
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1901
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1746
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1734
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1822
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1833

Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605