Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 15.0% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB80.41
|
$8.59
ARS8,624.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB207.49
|
$6.73
ARS6,754.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB24.29
|
$1.32
ARS1,326.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB13.08
|
$1.00
ARS1,006.37
|
|
pay 2.4% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB48.22
|
$1.43
ARS1,433.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB281.32
|
$3.84
ARS3,849.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB230.39
|
$4.28
ARS4,294.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB70.53
|
$1.79
ARS1,798.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB44.47
|
$2.64
ARS2,651.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB42.42
|
$0.91
ARS909.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.94
|
$0.85
ARS851.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB28.10
|
$0.64
ARS646.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.70
|
$1.01
ARS1,010.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.86
|
$0.46
ARS465.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.46
|
$0.46
ARS458.59
|
|
pay 17.8% less for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB153.97
|
$3.66
ARS3,674.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB876.58
|
$13.28
ARS13,326.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,080,943.73
|
$28,930.00
ARS29,038,054.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB333.15
|
$9.90
ARS9,933.21
|
|
pay 8.7% less for housing
|
Thailand
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB590.56
|
$19.37
ARS19,439.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,414.91
|
$303.40
ARS304,536.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,762.97
|
$221.72
ARS222,543.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,901.63
|
$41.92
ARS42,079.95
|
|
pay 60.9% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,775.64
|
$173.69
ARS174,336.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB356,523.92
|
$2,841.72
ARS2,852,333.14
|
|
pay 24.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB75.82
|
$1.81
ARS1,816.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB65.47
|
$2.09
ARS2,094.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB132.60
|
$2.36
ARS2,366.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,681.66
|
$18.92
ARS18,988.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB186.84
|
$4.76
ARS4,781.54
|
|
pay 81.1% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,331.01
|
$79.59
ARS79,891.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,011.94
|
$69.14
ARS69,401.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,853.16
|
$107.64
ARS108,040.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,259.41
|
$100.20
ARS100,570.83
|
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