Buenos Aires vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1207
$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2929
$7508
🏠 One person rent
$536
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$3422
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$796
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$799
$6532
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
79
80
😀 Quality of life
77
95
🏙️ Population
3.12M
737K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 62% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4761st and 142nd ($1207 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 101st 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 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 1226th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Seattle

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Buenos Aires Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.81
$7.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.08%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2734
$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2026
$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.58
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.96
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6078
$28950

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$815
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$938
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$747
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$918
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$1017
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$901
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1021
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$653
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$863
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1055
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1062
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$587
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1050
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1111
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$1034
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$903
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$920
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$866
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$1014
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$810
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1055
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$905
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1050
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$706
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1104
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$851
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$908
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$906
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$758
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$1018
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$1028
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$927
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$947
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$904
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$1025
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$999
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$900
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$1015
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$962
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$965

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2717
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2778
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2604
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3559
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2702
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2737
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2915
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2739
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2798
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2677
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2734
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2475
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2814
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2717
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2656
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2674
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2325
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2641
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2519
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2720
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2828
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2582
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2628
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2362
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2584
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2558
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2710
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2539
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2747
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2173