Buenos Aires vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Buenos Aires	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$791	$3079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1973	$7509
🏠 One person rent	$365	$2032
🏘️ Family rent	$638	$3829
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.1	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$374	$6776
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	79	100
😀 Quality of life	71	95
🏙️ Population	3.12M	690K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 74% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 6407th and 96th ($791 vs $3079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 82nd 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 Washington. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Washington ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 2311th and 22nd 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	$7.12	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.7	$87.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$8.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$5.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$2233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$1772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$884	$4714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$3322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.5	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.2	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.96%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$9149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1774	$6215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.15	$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.7	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.13	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$4.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$5.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.36	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.24	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.82	$5.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$97.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$29.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$75	$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$202	$2314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6679	$28279

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Villa Dominico	$645
11 km or 7 mi	Lanus	$657
13 km or 7.9 mi	Wilde	$650
13 km or 8.1 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$608
14 km or 8.7 mi	Caseros	$658
14 km or 8.8 mi	Florida Este	$658
14 km or 8.9 mi	Ciudad Madero	$643
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bernal	$661
15 km or 9.4 mi	Monte Chingolo	$589
15 km or 9.6 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$648
17 km or 10 mi	La Tablada	$639
17 km or 10 mi	Quilmes	$705
18 km or 11 mi	Ramos Mejia	$650
18 km or 11 mi	San Justo	$642
19 km or 12 mi	El Palomar	$654
19 km or 12 mi	Temperley	$536
19 km or 12 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$547
19 km or 12 mi	San Isidro	$683
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Evita	$624
19 km or 12 mi	San Francisco Solano	$598
20 km or 12 mi	Villa Luzuriaga	$644
20 km or 13 mi	Rafael Calzada	$540
22 km or 13 mi	Isidro Casanova	$639
22 km or 13 mi	Ezpeleta	$678
22 km or 14 mi	Moron	$665
24 km or 15 mi	San Fernando de la Buena Vista	$666
24 km or 15 mi	Florencio Varela	$559
24 km or 15 mi	Burzaco	$558
24 km or 15 mi	Berazategui	$679
25 km or 15 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$626
25 km or 16 mi	Rafael Castillo	$629
25 km or 16 mi	Monte Grande	$579
29 km or 18 mi	Ezeiza	$597
29 km or 18 mi	Longchamps	$577
29 km or 18 mi	Libertad	$626
31 km or 19 mi	Gonzalez Catan	$623
32 km or 20 mi	Glew	$581
32 km or 20 mi	Merlo	$623
36 km or 23 mi	Jose C. Paz	$581
37 km or 23 mi	Virrey del Pino	$605

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2844
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2685
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2369
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2215
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2325
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2730
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2362
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2258
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2714
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2428
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2662
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2518
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2522
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3110
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2591
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2674
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2426
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2863
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2849
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2421
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2685
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2367
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2197
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2518
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2308
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2241
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1876
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2433
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2416
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2401
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2116
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1906
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2255
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2107
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1846