Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 9.3% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB82.52
|
$7.30
ARS6,436.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB202.14
|
$5.48
ARS4,831.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.04
|
$1.16
ARS1,021.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.77
|
$0.90
ARS796.77
|
|
pay 10.9% less for groceries
Thailand
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.30
|
$1.28
ARS1,131.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB291.33
|
$3.38
ARS2,978.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB219.22
|
$3.48
ARS3,070.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.20
|
$1.56
ARS1,379.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.24
|
$2.03
ARS1,790.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.52
|
$0.77
ARS681.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.66
|
$0.69
ARS611.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.88
|
$0.55
ARS485.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.14
|
$0.65
ARS572.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.42
|
$0.36
ARS314.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.63
|
$0.36
ARS314.81
|
|
pay 10.9% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.18
|
$3.48
ARS3,070.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB808.16
|
$18.58
ARS16,380.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB898,809.27
|
$24,409.10
ARS21,521,268.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB337.60
|
$8.41
ARS7,415.14
|
|
pay 12.2% less for housing
Thailand
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB578.31
|
$18.92
ARS16,677.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,368.22
|
$254.53
ARS224,414.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,648.71
|
$191.20
ARS168,583.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,766.27
|
$36.37
ARS32,071.14
|
|
pay 58.8% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,031.96
|
$144.96
ARS127,809.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB378,236.70
|
$3,988.68
ARS3,516,776.49
|
|
pay 25.2% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.47
|
$1.79
ARS1,581.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.19
|
$1.85
ARS1,627.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB128.56
|
$1.92
ARS1,693.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,706.12
|
$19.65
ARS17,324.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB199.30
|
$4.34
ARS3,828.51
|
|
pay 67.0% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,248.87
|
$59.90
ARS52,817.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB976.09
|
$54.50
ARS48,052.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,777.54
|
$106.78
ARS94,144.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,266.08
|
$91.91
ARS81,038.54
|
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