Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 13.9% cheaper than Bangkok.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 95.1% more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
THB109.34
|
$7.00
ARS6,137.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
THB218.68
|
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
THB21.10
|
$1.03
ARS901.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
THB11.94
|
$0.90
ARS786.67
|
|
pay 35.3% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
THB68.92
|
$1.34
ARS1,176.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
THB321.06
|
$3.51
ARS3,080.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB244.21
|
$3.15
ARS2,765.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
THB74.71
|
$1.46
ARS1,278.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
THB53.94
|
$1.76
ARS1,546.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
THB50.40
|
$0.66
ARS578.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.48
|
$0.57
ARS496.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
THB33.40
|
$0.31
ARS271.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB27.16
|
$0.67
ARS589.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB26.98
|
$0.30
ARS261.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.21
|
$0.33
ARS293.18
|
|
pay 53.5% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
THB165.19
|
$3.52
ARS3,083.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
THB1,421.42
|
$6.80
ARS5,961.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
THB2,186,800.14
|
$25,000.00
ARS21,918,750.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
THB392.53
|
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
|
pay 17.7% less for housing
Bangkok
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
THB582.81
|
$23.47
ARS20,579.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
THB24,414.47
|
$313.32
ARS274,703.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
THB11,625.42
|
$225.62
ARS197,808.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
THB2,254.18
|
$36.96
ARS32,403.63
|
|
pay 62.4% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
THB20,832.54
|
$187.40
ARS164,302.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
THB499,793.17
|
$5,653.81
ARS4,956,976.61
|
|
pay 38.8% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
THB87.47
|
$2.00
ARS1,753.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
THB85.26
|
$1.72
ARS1,505.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
THB164.01
|
$2.00
ARS1,753.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
THB2,100.04
|
$22.07
ARS19,350.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
THB295.22
|
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
|
pay 15.2% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
THB2,216.57
|
$67.11
ARS58,835.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
THB1,500.79
|
$57.53
ARS50,442.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
THB3,607.23
|
$107.00
ARS93,815.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
THB3,776.74
|
$98.70
ARS86,536.75
|
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