Cost of living comparison

Argentina

compared to

Thailand

Bangkok vs. Bariloche Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 20.3% cheaper than Bariloche.

Restaurants: pay 74.7% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 3.6% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 41.2% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 41.3% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.8% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 0.8% more in Bangkok

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

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Bangkok vs. Bariloche Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 74.7% less for restaurants

	Bariloche	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00 ARS30,356.69	$2.97 THB99.74	-85.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.27 ARS21,658.22	$6.98 THB234.40	-51.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 ARS2,627.16	$0.65 THB21.84	-62.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.86 ARS2,821.76	$0.35 THB11.83	-81.0%
Average			-74.7%

Bariloche vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.6% more for groceries

	Bariloche	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$2.07 ARS3,136.86	$1.48 THB49.62	-28.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.72 ARS11,712.62	$8.63 THB289.68	+11.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.17 ARS7,852.36	$7.27 THB244.13	+40.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.73 ARS4,138.63	$2.56 THB86.12	-5.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.62 ARS7,011.01	$1.63 THB54.78	-64.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 ARS1,606.45	$1.77 THB59.40	+67.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.21 ARS1,835.94	$0.81 THB27.08	-33.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 ARS1,354.01	$1.24 THB41.73	+39.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 ARS1,858.89	$0.87 THB29.36	-28.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ARS665.53	$0.78 THB26.24	+78.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 ARS527.83	$0.69 THB23.22	+98.9%
Average			+3.6%

Bariloche vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.2% more for transportation

	Bariloche	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.10 ARS6,224.43	$5.32 THB178.55	+29.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$34.98 THB1,174.47
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00 ARS30M	$31,193.83 THB1M	+56.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$10.55 THB354.09
Average			+41.2%

Bariloche vs. Bangkok - Cost of transportation

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pay 41.3% less for housing

	Bariloche	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.00 ARS36,428.02	$17.88 THB600.15	-25.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,300.00 ARS2M	$675.80 THB22,689.17	-48.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$716.67 ARS1M	$346.10 THB11,620.04	-51.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.00 ARS98,659.23	$82.03 THB2,753.97	+26.2%
Average			-41.3%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Bariloche	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$300.00 ARS455K	$568.31 THB19,080.44	+89.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,260.00 ARS6M	$16,500.59 THB554K	+287.3%
Average			+170.9%

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pay 13.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Bariloche	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.21 ARS7,904.37	$2.67 THB89.77	-48.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.92 ARS5,957.48	$2.79 THB93.81	-28.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 ARS4,553.50	$4.60 THB154.60	+53.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 ARS75,891.71	$58.43 THB1,961.61	+16.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.50 ARS12,901.59	$7.58 THB254.34	-10.9%
Average			-13.8%

Bariloche vs. Bangkok - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 0.8% more for clothing

	Bariloche	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.00 ARS114K	$70.75 THB2,375.38	-5.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00 ARS60,713.37	$42.94 THB1,441.62	+7.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.00 ARS167K	$97.05 THB3,258.27	-11.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.00 ARS144K	$109.92 THB3,690.49	+15.7%
Average			+0.8%

Bariloche vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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