Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 29.9% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 38.7% less for restaurants
|
Argentina
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
$2,433.92
|
$2.08
฿74.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
$1,720.22
|
$5.66
฿202.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
$411.80
|
$0.67
฿23.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
$284.79
|
$0.35
฿12.67
|
|
pay 45.1% more for groceries
|
Argentina
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
$405.48
|
$1.48
฿53.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
$1,154.97
|
$7.99
฿286.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.02
$1,056.36
|
$6.46
฿231.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
$517.97
|
$1.75
฿62.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
$651.90
|
$1.07
฿38.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
$246.19
|
$1.20
฿43.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
$212.79
|
$0.50
฿18.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
$167.06
|
$0.79
฿28.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
$214.88
|
$0.59
฿21.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
$109.98
|
$0.62
฿22.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$130.11
|
$0.46
฿16.45
|
|
pay 24.8% more for transportation
|
Argentina
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
$1,193.02
|
$4.57
฿163.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.26
$6,741.70
|
$24.32
฿870.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,101.65
$8,436,179.93
|
$31,287.73
฿1,120,148.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.86
$3,099.58
|
$9.68
฿346.62
|
|
pay 11.1% more for housing
|
Argentina
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.98
$7,692.16
|
$17.10
฿612.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.02
$82,962.66
|
$290.79
฿10,410.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.77
$63,274.30
|
$207.49
฿7,428.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.32
$13,411.59
|
$49.43
฿1,769.66
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Argentina
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$116.37
$40,731.66
|
$334.45
฿11,973.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.21
$1,664,791.53
|
$9,908.05
฿354,723.25
|
|
pay 52.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Argentina
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
$629.99
|
$1.90
฿67.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
$571.80
|
$1.94
฿69.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
$668.92
|
$3.61
฿129.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.57
$7,900.25
|
$47.07
฿1,685.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.09
$1,431.30
|
$5.63
฿201.64
|
|
pay 32.7% less for clothing
|
Argentina
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.01
$20,656.04
|
$40.39
฿1,446.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
$17,536.28
|
$27.03
฿967.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.10
$39,236.68
|
$82.02
฿2,936.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.63
$31,021.29
|
$65.30
฿2,337.71
|
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