Buenos Aires vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Buenos Aires	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1139	$3328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2758	$7867
🏠 One person rent	$496	$2171
🏘️ Family rent	$854	$3805
🍽️ Food expenses	$430	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.9	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$797	$6208
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	100
😀 Quality of life	78	96
🏙️ Population	3.12M	690K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 66% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 4856th and 73rd ($1139 vs $3328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 58th 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 1.9 months in Washington. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Washington ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 1059th and 26th 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	$15.6	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.64	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$527	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$1874
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$4381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$669	$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.4	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.1	$70.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	36.41%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2703	$6387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1993	$4905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.8	$98.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.26	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$5.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$16.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$5.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.92	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.96	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.33	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$4.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.51	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.9	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$35
👖 Brand Jeans	$108	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$360	$2676
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5464	$24065

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Villa Dominico	$770
11 km or 7 mi	Lanus	$879
13 km or 7.9 mi	Wilde	$715
13 km or 8.1 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$859
14 km or 8.7 mi	Caseros	$949
14 km or 8.8 mi	Florida Este	$861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Ciudad Madero	$949
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bernal	$641
15 km or 9.4 mi	Monte Chingolo	$811
15 km or 9.6 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$983
17 km or 10 mi	La Tablada	$990
17 km or 10 mi	Quilmes	$590
18 km or 11 mi	Ramos Mejia	$981
18 km or 11 mi	San Justo	$1032
19 km or 12 mi	El Palomar	$968
19 km or 12 mi	Temperley	$871
19 km or 12 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$895
19 km or 12 mi	San Isidro	$844
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Evita	$946
19 km or 12 mi	San Francisco Solano	$766
20 km or 12 mi	Villa Luzuriaga	$981
20 km or 13 mi	Rafael Calzada	$858
22 km or 13 mi	Isidro Casanova	$980
22 km or 13 mi	Ezpeleta	$661
22 km or 14 mi	Moron	$1029
24 km or 15 mi	San Fernando de la Buena Vista	$817
24 km or 15 mi	Florencio Varela	$859
24 km or 15 mi	Burzaco	$848
24 km or 15 mi	Berazategui	$710
25 km or 15 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$951
25 km or 16 mi	Rafael Castillo	$959
25 km or 16 mi	Monte Grande	$874
29 km or 18 mi	Ezeiza	$886
29 km or 18 mi	Longchamps	$846
29 km or 18 mi	Libertad	$954
31 km or 19 mi	Gonzalez Catan	$935
32 km or 20 mi	Glew	$841
32 km or 20 mi	Merlo	$947
36 km or 23 mi	Jose C. Paz	$906
37 km or 23 mi	Virrey del Pino	$897

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3054
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2919
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2710
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2563
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2355
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2612
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2495
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2338
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2697
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2509
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2773
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2506
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3275
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2601
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2788
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2693
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2755
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2940
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2450
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2288
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2323
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2339
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1845
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3069
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2255
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2066
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2400
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1949