Cost of living comparison

Phuket, Thailand

compared to

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Buenos Aires vs. Phuket Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 10.1% more expensive than Phuket.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 8.4% more in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 13.6% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 2.8% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 67.0% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.4% less in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 68.4% more in Buenos Aires

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

Buenos Aires vs. Phuket Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Phuket	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.37 THB147.49	$11.00 ARS11,658.61	+151.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.28 THB245.82	$8.49 ARS8,998.32	+16.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB26.55	$1.47 ARS1,557.30	+86.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 THB13.41	$1.08 ARS1,149.45	+172.9%
Average			+107.0%

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pay 8.4% more for groceries

	Phuket	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 THB55.67	$2.16 ARS2,284.10	+30.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.27 THB414.04	$5.19 ARS5,503.92	-57.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.86 THB231.70	$5.04 ARS5,342.35	-26.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.13 THB72.06	$2.31 ARS2,444.88	+8.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.39 THB47.05	$2.80 ARS2,970.58	+101.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 THB43.04	$0.92 ARS979.68	-27.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 THB17.00	$0.87 ARS927.06	+73.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.31	$0.61 ARS642.11	-22.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 THB22.08	$1.00 ARS1,059.46	+52.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 THB22.86	$0.43 ARS452.59	-36.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 THB17.66	$0.51 ARS535.61	-3.4%
Average			+8.4%

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pay 13.6% less for transportation

	Phuket	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.56 THB153.97	$3.50 ARS3,714.63	-23.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.72 THB361.79	$11.00 ARS11,658.61	+2.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,303.23 THB786,627.25	$23,250.00 ARS24,642,055.16	-0.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.07 THB373.65	$7.35 ARS7,790.07	-33.6%
Average			-13.6%

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pay 2.8% less for housing

	Phuket	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.30 THB516.45	$23.79 ARS25,219.02	+55.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$530.93 THB17,922.22	$513.68 ARS544,432.95	-3.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$431.47 THB14,564.90	$357.39 ARS378,790.62	-17.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$91.56 THB3,090.63	$49.23 ARS52,181.31	-46.2%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 67.0% less for childcare

	Phuket	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$708.81 THB23,926.58	$216.50 ARS229,462.58	-69.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,628.75 THB426,297.83	$4,476.88 ARS4,744,922.64	-64.6%
Average			-67.0%

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pay 29.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Phuket	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.82 THB95.21	$1.80 ARS1,907.52	-36.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.40 THB80.87	$2.98 ARS3,162.80	+24.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.25 THB143.56	$2.40 ARS2,543.70	-43.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.28 THB1,798.59	$27.22 ARS28,848.59	-48.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.74 THB294.99	$5.00 ARS5,299.37	-42.8%
Average			-29.4%

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pay 68.4% more for clothing

	Phuket	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.27 THB2,236.97	$89.58 ARS94,938.15	+35.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.33 THB956.24	$74.73 ARS79,203.41	+163.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.92 THB3,474.27	$114.08 ARS120,907.09	+10.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.82 THB2,458.21	$119.22 ARS126,355.98	+63.7%
Average			+68.4%

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