Buenos Aires vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Buenos Aires	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1207	$3306
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2929	$7823
🏠 One person rent	$536	$2128
🏘️ Family rent	$930	$3806
🍽️ Food expenses	$450	$764
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.6	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$799	$6170
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	79	100
😀 Quality of life	77	93
🏙️ Population	3.12M	690K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 63% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 4761st and 92nd ($1207 vs $3306) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 62nd 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 7th in the United States, while ranked 1226th and 52nd 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	$17.2	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.9	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.81	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.97	$6.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$3.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$578	$2369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$396	$1820
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$4324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$723	$3337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.6	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.08%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2734	$7337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2026	$4181
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.7	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.58	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.02	$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$5.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.43	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.7	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$5.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$5.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$5.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.91	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$4.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.71	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$4.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.8	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.96	$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.3	$198
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$35.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$386	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6078	$24788

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Villa Dominico	$815
11 km or 7 mi	Lanus	$938
13 km or 7.9 mi	Wilde	$747
13 km or 8.1 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$918
14 km or 8.7 mi	Caseros	$1017
14 km or 8.8 mi	Florida Este	$901
14 km or 8.9 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1021
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bernal	$653
15 km or 9.4 mi	Monte Chingolo	$863
15 km or 9.6 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1055
17 km or 10 mi	La Tablada	$1062
17 km or 10 mi	Quilmes	$587
18 km or 11 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1050
18 km or 11 mi	San Justo	$1111
19 km or 12 mi	El Palomar	$1034
19 km or 12 mi	Temperley	$903
19 km or 12 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$920
19 km or 12 mi	San Isidro	$866
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Evita	$1014
19 km or 12 mi	San Francisco Solano	$810
20 km or 12 mi	Villa Luzuriaga	$1055
20 km or 13 mi	Rafael Calzada	$905
22 km or 13 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1050
22 km or 13 mi	Ezpeleta	$706
22 km or 14 mi	Moron	$1104
24 km or 15 mi	San Fernando de la Buena Vista	$851
24 km or 15 mi	Florencio Varela	$908
24 km or 15 mi	Burzaco	$906
24 km or 15 mi	Berazategui	$758
25 km or 15 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$1018
25 km or 16 mi	Rafael Castillo	$1028
25 km or 16 mi	Monte Grande	$927
29 km or 18 mi	Ezeiza	$947
29 km or 18 mi	Longchamps	$904
29 km or 18 mi	Libertad	$1025
31 km or 19 mi	Gonzalez Catan	$999
32 km or 20 mi	Glew	$900
32 km or 20 mi	Merlo	$1015
36 km or 23 mi	Jose C. Paz	$962
37 km or 23 mi	Virrey del Pino	$965

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3030
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2877
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2763
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2777
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2379
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2499
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2818
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2544
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2344
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2721
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2522
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2800
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2588
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3292
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2664
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2830
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2453
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2736
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2951
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2443
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2304
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2234
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2333
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1944
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2985
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2257
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2024
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2399
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
122 km or 76 mi	York	$2003