Buenos Aires vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$2579
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$6206
🏠 One person rent
$365
$1561
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$2793
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$659
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$4648
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
79
89
😀 Quality of life
71
88
🏙️ Population
3.12M
653K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 69% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 6407th and 564th ($791 vs $2579) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 507th in Argentina and the United States, respectively. Check Argentina vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.8 months in Portland. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Portland ranked 40th in the United States, while ranked 2311th and 175th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Portland

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Buenos Aires Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$7.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$3075
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$4914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$3836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$5.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$5.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$5.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$167
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$29.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$63.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$19330

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2409
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2383
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2341
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2324
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2168
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2366
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2335
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2477
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2372
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2203
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2315
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2246
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2455
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2300
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2262
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2259
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$1988
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2245
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2118
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2239
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2470
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$2052
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2281
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2546
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2500
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2402
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2704
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2461
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1940
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2733
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2652
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2830
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2928
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2587
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2597
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1881
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2827
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2549
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2585
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2463