Cost of living comparison
Phuket is 48.0% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Phuket instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 18.8% less for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Phuket
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
ARS6,171.83
|
$4.13
THB151.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
$7.38
THB269.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
ARS907.02
|
$0.74
THB26.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS791.10
|
$0.41
THB15.11
|
|
pay 58.4% more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Phuket
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
ARS1,183.06
|
$1.46
THB53.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
ARS3,098.14
|
$9.92
THB362.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ARS2,780.85
|
$5.49
THB200.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
ARS1,285.77
|
$1.66
THB60.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
ARS1,555.13
|
$1.07
THB39.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
ARS581.81
|
$1.38
THB50.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS499.62
|
$0.48
THB17.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
ARS273.28
|
$0.84
THB30.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ARS592.85
|
$0.64
THB23.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
ARS262.83
|
$0.56
THB20.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
ARS294.83
|
$0.51
THB18.79
|
|
pay 98.2% more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Phuket
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
ARS3,100.60
|
$4.71
THB172.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
ARS5,995.49
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ARS22,042,259.57
|
$26,581.13
THB971,663.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
$17.72
THB647.78
|
|
pay 47.9% more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Phuket
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
ARS20,695.39
|
$16.01
THB585.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
ARS276,251.63
|
$445.88
THB16,299.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
ARS198,922.91
|
$469.27
THB17,154.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
ARS32,586.22
|
$64.03
THB2,340.76
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Phuket
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
ARS165,228.78
|
$421.48
THB15,407.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
ARS4,984,908.59
|
$10,759.03
THB393,292.27
|
|
pay 69.1% more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Phuket
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
$2.23
THB81.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
ARS1,514.13
|
$2.47
THB90.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
$3.99
THB145.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
ARS19,459.60
|
$45.22
THB1,653.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
$9.30
THB340.08
|
|
pay 26.7% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Phuket
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
ARS59,166.63
|
$55.08
THB2,013.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
ARS50,726.76
|
$27.70
THB1,012.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
ARS94,343.81
|
$94.14
THB3,441.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
ARS87,024.37
|
$73.84
THB2,699.06
|
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