Cost of living comparison

Argentina

compared to

Thailand

Bangkok vs. Rosario Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 29.1% more expensive than Rosario.

Restaurants: pay 62.1% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 41.8% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 17.3% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 96.9% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 50.6% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.5% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 21.8% less in Bangkok

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

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Bangkok vs. Rosario Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.1% less for restaurants

	Rosario	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 ARS15,178.34	$2.97 THB99.74	-70.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.50 ARS17,455.09	$6.98 THB234.40	-39.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 ARS2,630.91	$0.65 THB21.84	-62.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 ARS2,416.19	$0.35 THB11.83	-77.9%
Average			-62.1%

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pay 41.8% more for groceries

	Rosario	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 ARS2,428.53	$1.48 THB49.62	-7.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.20 ARS6,374.90	$8.63 THB289.68	+105.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.86 ARS7,373.56	$7.27 THB244.13	+49.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.30 ARS3,491.02	$2.56 THB86.12	+11.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 ARS4,096.45	$1.63 THB54.78	-39.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 ARS1,342.53	$1.77 THB59.40	+100.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 ARS1,067.14	$0.81 THB27.08	+14.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.47 ARS712.58	$1.24 THB41.73	+164.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 ARS1,393.21	$0.87 THB29.36	-4.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ARS654.05	$0.78 THB26.24	+81.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 ARS454.40	$0.69 THB23.22	+131.1%
Average			+41.8%

Rosario vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.3% more for transportation

	Rosario	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.26 ARS6,463.83	$5.32 THB178.55	+24.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$34.98 THB1,174.47
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,000.00 ARS42M	$31,193.83 THB1M	+11.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.60 ARS14,571.21	$10.55 THB354.09	+9.9%
Average			+17.3%

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pay 96.9% more for housing

	Rosario	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.33 ARS41,487.47	$17.88 THB600.15	-34.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.31 ARS380K	$675.80 THB22,689.17	+170.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$202.54 ARS307K	$346.10 THB11,620.04	+70.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 ARS69,641.81	$82.03 THB2,753.97	+78.8%
Average			+96.9%

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pay 50.6% more for childcare

	Rosario	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$464.87 ARS706K	$568.31 THB19,080.44	+22.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,896.36 ARS14M	$16,500.59 THB554K	+85.5%
Average			+50.6%

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pay 25.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Rosario	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.95 ARS6,000.81	$2.67 THB89.77	-32.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 ARS4,553.50	$2.79 THB93.81	-6.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.30 ARS5,008.85	$4.60 THB154.60	+39.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.33 ARS44,523.14	$58.43 THB1,961.61	+99.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.80 ARS7,285.60	$7.58 THB254.34	+57.8%
Average			+25.5%

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pay 21.8% less for clothing

	Rosario	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$90.00 ARS137K	$70.75 THB2,375.38	-21.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00 ARS91,070.06	$42.94 THB1,441.62	-28.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.94 ARS176K	$97.05 THB3,258.27	-16.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.37 ARS210K	$109.92 THB3,690.49	-20.6%
Average			-21.8%

Rosario vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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