Cost of living comparison

Buenos Aires, Argentina

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 41.3% more expensive than Buenos Aires.

Restaurants: pay 59.0% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 24.6% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 0.7% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.5% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 32.3% less in Bangkok

The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Bangkok are more expensive than in Buenos Aires. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, and housing are lower in Bangkok. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

Bangkok vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Buenos Aires, you would:

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pay 59.0% less for restaurants

	Buenos Aires	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.00 ARS11,728.11	$2.91 THB98.21	-73.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.49 ARS9,051.97	$5.83 THB196.42	-31.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 ARS1,566.58	$0.62 THB20.76	-58.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 ARS1,156.31	$0.29 THB9.84	-73.1%
Average			-59.0%

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pay 24.6% more for groceries

	Buenos Aires	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 ARS2,297.72	$1.52 THB51.32	-29.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.19 ARS5,536.74	$11.74 THB395.81	+126.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 ARS5,374.20	$7.32 THB246.75	+45.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 ARS2,459.45	$2.27 THB76.61	-1.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.80 ARS2,988.29	$1.31 THB44.32	-53.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 ARS985.53	$1.47 THB49.61	+59.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 ARS932.59	$0.73 THB24.49	-17.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ARS645.94	$1.04 THB34.90	+70.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 ARS1,065.78	$0.80 THB27.13	-19.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ARS455.29	$0.71 THB24.02	+66.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 ARS538.80	$0.62 THB20.98	+23.2%
Average			+24.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Buenos Aires	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.50 ARS3,736.78	$4.47 THB150.55	+27.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.00 ARS11,728.11	$39.32 THB1,325.83	+257.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,250.00 ARS24,788,968.16	$55,345.18 THB1,865,988.62	+138.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.35 ARS7,836.51	$10.34 THB348.65	+40.7%
Average			+115.9%

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pay 0.7% less for housing

	Buenos Aires	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.79 ARS25,369.38	$15.36 THB517.87	-35.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$513.68 ARS547,678.80	$571.31 THB19,261.82	+11.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$357.39 ARS381,048.93	$301.88 THB10,178.12	-15.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.23 ARS52,492.41	$67.33 THB2,270.09	+36.8%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Buenos Aires	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.50 ARS230,830.61	$632.63 THB21,329.53	+192.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,476.88 ARS4,773,211.31	$13,191.37 THB444,753.10	+194.7%
Average			+193.4%

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pay 47.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Buenos Aires	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 ARS1,918.90	$2.33 THB78.57	+29.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 ARS3,181.66	$2.58 THB87.11	-13.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.40 ARS2,558.86	$4.20 THB141.67	+75.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.22 ARS29,020.58	$54.58 THB1,840.13	+100.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 ARS5,330.96	$7.28 THB245.52	+45.6%
Average			+47.5%

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pay 32.3% less for clothing

	Buenos Aires	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.58 ARS95,504.16	$55.27 THB1,863.40	-38.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$74.73 ARS79,675.61	$34.84 THB1,174.61	-53.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.08 ARS121,627.92	$97.10 THB3,273.63	-14.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.22 ARS127,109.30	$92.12 THB3,105.89	-22.7%
Average			-32.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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