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Mendoza vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Mendoza is 39.4% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.5 times more in Mendoza
Groceries: pay 12.1% more in Mendoza
Transportation: pay 21.0% less in Mendoza
Housing: pay 3.7% less in Mendoza
Childcare: pay 71.8% less in Mendoza
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.8% more in Mendoza
Clothing: pay 99.5% more in Mendoza

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

Mendoza vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mendoza instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 3.5 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Mendoza
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB98.65	$11.00 ARS15,906.64	+254.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB197.30	$11.00 ARS15,906.64	+77.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.19	$2.50 ARS3,615.15	+215.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.61	$1.88 ARS2,711.36	+462.5%
Average			+252.6%

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pay 12.1% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Mendoza
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.81	$2.02 ARS2,921.04	+40.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB270.59	$5.38 ARS7,772.56	-36.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB230.01	$5.71 ARS8,250.41	-21.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.68	$2.94 ARS4,247.56	+28.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.91	$2.99 ARS4,329.08	+116.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.61	$1.02 ARS1,475.82	-35.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.98	$0.71 ARS1,024.88	-13.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.56	$0.76 ARS1,093.20	-26.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.13	$1.46 ARS2,115.35	+71.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.92	$0.83 ARS1,202.52	+15.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.65	$0.60 ARS874.56	-6.8%
Average			+12.1%

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pay 21.0% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Mendoza
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.30	$4.54 ARS6,568.71	-3.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,183.78	$20.00 ARS28,921.17	-46.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	$30,000.00 ARS43,381,752.30	-19.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB369.93	$9.87 ARS14,272.60	-15.1%
Average			-21.0%

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pay 3.7% less for housing

	Bangkok	Mendoza
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB537.90	$22.86 ARS33,049.66	+35.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,477.90	$383.75 ARS554,924.91	-43.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,243.81	$299.29 ARS432,784.62	-7.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,185.37	$68.83 ARS99,538.20	+0.2%
Average			-3.7%

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pay 71.8% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Mendoza
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,388.11	$190.00 ARS274,751.10	-68.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	$3,356.00 ARS4,852,972.02	-74.9%
Average			-71.8%

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pay 7.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Mendoza
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB88.78	$3.50 ARS5,061.20	+25.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.83	$5.12 ARS7,411.05	+101.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB139.83	$3.00 ARS4,338.18	-31.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,623.73	$29.00 ARS41,935.69	-43.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.48	$7.00 ARS10,122.41	-13.2%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 99.5% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Mendoza
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,870.97	$115.00 ARS166,296.72	+95.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,210.07	$125.00 ARS180,757.30	+228.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,316.45	$145.00 ARS209,678.47	+39.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,910.11	$123.00 ARS177,865.18	+34.5%
Average			+99.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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