Buenos Aires vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1247
$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$7493
🏠 One person rent
$555
$1996
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$3450
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$789
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$824
$6618
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
79
80
😀 Quality of life
77
91
🏙️ Population
3.12M
737K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 61% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4647th and 126th ($1247 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 94th 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 33rd in the United States, while ranked 1053rd and 147th 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
$17.5
$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.85
$7.95
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.4
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
42.38%
6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$167
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7057
$30033

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$859
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$955
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$788
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$929
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$970
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$914
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1003
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$693
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$909
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1020
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1035
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$610
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1001
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1082
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$979
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$920
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$928
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$872
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$998
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$853
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1001
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$920
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1008
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$733
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1048
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$863
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$927
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$920
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$784
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$984
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$977
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$939
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$948
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$923
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$972
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$961
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$923
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$959
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$945
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$948

Cities near Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2678
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2782
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2621
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3602
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2749
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2783
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2734
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2884
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2728
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2797
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2637
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2736
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2479
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2775
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2714
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2542
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2617
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2709
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2342
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2727
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2429
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2722
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2822
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2576
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2661
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2378
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2616
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2592
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2690
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2773
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2475
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2580
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2765
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2098