Buenos Aires vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Buenos Aires	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1247	$3350
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3037	$7781
🏠 One person rent	$555	$2159
🏘️ Family rent	$961	$3818
🍽️ Food expenses	$463	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$824	$7152
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	79	100
😀 Quality of life	77	94
🏙️ Population	3.12M	690K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 63% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 4647th and 74th ($1247 vs $3350) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 56th 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 Washington. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 1053rd and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Buenos Aires	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.85	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.05	$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$583	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$1850
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$4205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$729	$3379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.4	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	42.38%	6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$8429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$3565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$3.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$4.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.71	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.4	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.36	$4.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$13	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$113	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$440	$1892
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7057	$24903

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Cities near Buenos Aires

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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3031
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2913
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2769
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$3016
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2367
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2803
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2596
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2377
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2801
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2508
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2799
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2608
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3338
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2695
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2856
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2379
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2793
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2862
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2484
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2341
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2224
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2318
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1977
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3012
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2275
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2037
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2252
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
122 km or 76 mi	York	$2088