Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 72.6% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 37.1% less for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
$6,067.25
|
$2.95
฿107.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
$4,333.75
|
$5.91
฿214.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
$891.65
|
$0.57
฿20.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
$777.70
|
$0.32
฿11.71
|
|
pay 78.7% more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
$1,163.02
|
$1.86
฿67.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
$3,045.64
|
$8.67
฿314.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
$2,733.73
|
$6.60
฿239.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
$1,263.98
|
$2.02
฿73.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
$1,528.78
|
$1.46
฿52.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
$571.95
|
$1.36
฿49.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
$491.16
|
$0.63
฿23.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
$268.65
|
$0.90
฿32.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
$582.81
|
$0.73
฿26.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$258.38
|
$0.73
฿26.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$289.83
|
$0.63
฿22.77
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
$3,048.06
|
$4.46
฿162.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
$5,893.90
|
$38.39
฿1,394.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
$21,668,750.00
|
$59,069.18
฿2,145,032.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
$4,333.75
|
$10.60
฿385.03
|
|
pay 45.4% more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
$20,344.70
|
$15.74
฿571.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
$271,570.51
|
$659.48
฿23,948.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
$195,552.13
|
$314.02
฿11,403.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
$32,034.04
|
$60.89
฿2,211.12
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
$162,428.95
|
$562.72
฿20,434.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
$4,900,438.52
|
$13,500.26
฿490,247.27
|
|
pay 78.0% more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
$1,733.50
|
$2.36
฿85.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
$1,488.47
|
$2.30
฿83.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
$1,733.50
|
$4.43
฿160.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
$19,129.85
|
$56.73
฿2,059.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
$4,333.75
|
$7.97
฿289.58
|
|
pay 11.4% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
$58,164.05
|
$59.87
฿2,174.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
$49,867.19
|
$40.54
฿1,472.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
$92,745.14
|
$97.44
฿3,538.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
$85,549.73
|
$102.02
฿3,704.61
|
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