Buenos Aires vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$402
$1829
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$3413
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$707
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$6392
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
79
80
😀 Quality of life
72
92
🏙️ Population
3.12M
737K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 69% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6099th and 206th ($909 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 1789th and 102nd 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
$9.98
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$28179

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2172
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263