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Argentina

Buenos Aires vs. Rayong Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 54.5% more expensive than Rayong.

Restaurants: pay 3.9 times more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 2.8% more in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 4.4% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 33.6% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.3% more in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 54.6% more in Buenos Aires

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

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Buenos Aires vs. Rayong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Rayong, you would:

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pay 3.9 times more for restaurants

	Rayong	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$19.02 ARS28,866.32	+540.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$12.96 ARS19,665.62	+85.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 THB17.54	$2.01 ARS3,045.90	+280.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 THB8.89	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	+495.4%
Average			+291.2%

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pay 2.8% more for groceries

	Rayong	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 THB44.47	$2.48 ARS3,759.89	+85.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$5.25 ARS7,963.26	-39.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$5.52 ARS8,376.92	-24.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$2.81 ARS4,263.15	+9.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.28 THB42.59	$4.60 ARS6,980.53	+259.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 THB50.25	$1.28 ARS1,941.83	-15.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$0.97 ARS1,476.48	+20.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 THB33.27	$0.65 ARS986.80	-35.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$0.92 ARS1,393.13	+5.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$0.56 ARS848.63	-28.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$0.56 ARS844.64	-19.5%
Average			+2.8%

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pay 4.4% less for transportation

	Rayong	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 THB174.04	$5.28 ARS8,007.28	+0.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$27.50 ARS41,738.12
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$28,500.00 ARS43M	-8.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$9.60 ARS14,570.40	-9.0%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Rayong	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.88 THB395.30	$31.11 ARS47,219.03	+161.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$415.92 THB13,835.56	$770.79 ARS1M	+85.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.08 THB9,882.54	$509.75 ARS774K	+71.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.08 THB1,133.59	$162.43 ARS247K	+376.7%
Average			+110.7%

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pay 33.6% less for childcare

	Rayong	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$464.87 ARS706K	-18.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$8,896.36 ARS14M	-46.1%
Average			-33.6%

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pay 43.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Rayong	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 THB59.30	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	+121.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 THB54.35	$3.86 ARS5,864.06	+136.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$4.21 ARS6,386.17	-8.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.84 THB2,223.57	$49.97 ARS75,848.75	-25.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.68 THB222.36	$10.38 ARS15,757.84	+55.3%
Average			+43.3%

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pay 54.6% more for clothing

	Rayong	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$120.49 ARS183K	+70.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$95.69 ARS145K	+122.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$115.94 ARS176K	+19.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$138.37 ARS210K	+25.9%
Average			+54.6%

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