Buenos Aires vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Buenos Aires	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1130	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2837	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$470	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$887	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$97	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$5859
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	79	100
😀 Quality of life	74	94
🏙️ Population	3.12M	690K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 64% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 4694th and 96th ($1130 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th 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 0.6 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 1194th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Washington

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	Buenos Aires	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.9	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$530	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1019	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$719	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.01%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2657	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1964	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.96	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.89	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.55	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.04	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5728	$24653

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Villa Dominico	$805
11 km or 7 mi	Lanus	$979
13 km or 7.9 mi	Wilde	$741
13 km or 8.1 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$923
14 km or 8.7 mi	Caseros	$939
14 km or 8.8 mi	Florida Este	$924
14 km or 8.9 mi	Ciudad Madero	$932
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bernal	$643
15 km or 9.4 mi	Monte Chingolo	$838
15 km or 9.6 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$938
17 km or 10 mi	La Tablada	$938
17 km or 10 mi	Quilmes	$552
18 km or 11 mi	Ramos Mejia	$936
18 km or 11 mi	San Justo	$963
19 km or 12 mi	El Palomar	$935
19 km or 12 mi	Temperley	$849
19 km or 12 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$865
19 km or 12 mi	San Isidro	$952
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Evita	$921
19 km or 12 mi	San Francisco Solano	$803
20 km or 12 mi	Villa Luzuriaga	$938
20 km or 13 mi	Rafael Calzada	$856
22 km or 13 mi	Isidro Casanova	$940
22 km or 13 mi	Ezpeleta	$828
22 km or 14 mi	Moron	$964
24 km or 15 mi	San Fernando de la Buena Vista	$966
24 km or 15 mi	Florencio Varela	$863
24 km or 15 mi	Burzaco	$859
24 km or 15 mi	Berazategui	$853
25 km or 15 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$925
25 km or 16 mi	Rafael Castillo	$928
25 km or 16 mi	Monte Grande	$877
29 km or 18 mi	Ezeiza	$889
29 km or 18 mi	Longchamps	$865
29 km or 18 mi	Libertad	$921
31 km or 19 mi	Gonzalez Catan	$920
32 km or 20 mi	Glew	$863
32 km or 20 mi	Merlo	$928
36 km or 23 mi	Jose C. Paz	$915
37 km or 23 mi	Virrey del Pino	$899

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979