Amsterdam vs Buenos Aires - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Buenos Aires
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2791
$1130
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6603
$2837
🏠 One person rent
$1828
$470
🏘️ Family rent
$3238
$887
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$226
$97
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4145
$635
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
79
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
921K
3.12M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 147% more expensive than in Buenos Aires. Cities ranked 331st and 4694th ($2791 vs $1130) 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 0.6 months in Buenos Aires. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Buenos Aires ranked 1st in Argentina, while ranked 29th and 1194th 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
$21
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.8
$47
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.3
$3.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.22
$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1920
$530
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1536
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3785
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2716
$719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$264
$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
35.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9911
$2657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7140
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.59
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.9
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.2
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.65
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$7.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$8.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$2.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.64
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.93
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$5.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.25
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.3
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$8.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$30.2
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.7
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2405
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18104
$5728

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$1944
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2291
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2085
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1937
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2090
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2049
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1957
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1995
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2251
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2081
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$1934
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2180
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1357
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2042
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1844
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2199
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2049
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1861
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1760
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2359
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1631
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2062
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1969
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1651
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1829
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2432
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2026
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2105
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1823
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1893
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1941
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1975
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1613
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1764
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1813
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1851
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1999
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1890
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1739
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1862

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