Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Argentina

La Plata vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

La Plata is 10.4% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in La Plata
Groceries: pay 10.1% less in La Plata
Transportation: pay 39.1% less in La Plata
Housing: pay 30.5% less in La Plata
Childcare: pay 49.2% less in La Plata
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.0% less in La Plata
Clothing: pay 63.5% more in La Plata

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

La Plata vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in La Plata instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	La Plata
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB102.16	$15.00 ARS21,967.12	+383.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB204.32	$5.25 ARS7,688.49	-15.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB26.09	$1.38 ARS2,013.65	+73.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.98	$0.83 ARS1,220.40	+150.0%
Average			+148.1%

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pay 10.1% less for groceries

	Bangkok	La Plata
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB47.44	$1.62 ARS2,377.94	+12.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB280.23	$3.80 ARS5,565.00	-55.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB238.19	$4.49 ARS6,569.22	-37.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB75.26	$2.24 ARS3,273.10	-2.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB45.47	$2.57 ARS3,768.19	+86.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB52.41	$1.13 ARS1,657.37	-28.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB26.91	$0.85 ARS1,237.77	+3.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB33.72	$0.51 ARS750.63	-49.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB28.10	$1.14 ARS1,668.93	+33.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB23.74	$0.34 ARS498.21	-52.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB21.39	$0.51 ARS750.63	-21.0%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 39.1% less for transportation

	Bangkok	La Plata
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB154.62	$3.68 ARS5,386.57	-21.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,225.92	$9.00 ARS13,180.27	-75.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1M	$25,000.00 ARS37M	-32.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB383.10	$8.57 ARS12,550.55	-26.3%
Average			-39.1%

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pay 30.5% less for housing

	Bangkok	La Plata
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB557.05	$23.25 ARS34,049.04	+37.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB22,242.61	$298.55 ARS437K	-55.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,608.53	$183.33 ARS268K	-43.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,263.18	$27.13 ARS39,733.42	-60.5%
Average			-30.5%

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pay 49.2% less for childcare

	Bangkok	La Plata
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB20,078.41	$367.39 ARS538K	-39.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB440K	$5,496.25 ARS8M	-58.8%
Average			-49.2%

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pay 10.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	La Plata
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB91.94	$3.00 ARS4,393.42	+7.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB83.70	$3.67 ARS5,369.74	+44.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB144.81	$3.00 ARS4,393.42	-31.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,681.54	$22.01 ARS32,236.75	-56.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB265.62	$6.98 ARS10,222.03	-13.4%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 63.5% more for clothing

	Bangkok	La Plata
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,937.58	$91.23 ARS134K	+55.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,253.16	$89.00 ARS130K	+134.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,434.53	$122.33 ARS179K	+17.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB3,013.73	$134.94 ARS198K	+47.5%
Average			+63.5%

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