Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 7.5% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
THB77.06
|
$7.00
ARS6,137.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
THB209.36
|
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
THB24.71
|
$1.03
ARS901.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB13.10
|
$0.90
ARS786.67
|
|
pay 20.6% less for groceries
Thailand
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
THB54.91
|
$1.34
ARS1,176.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
THB295.87
|
$3.51
ARS3,080.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
THB239.06
|
$3.15
ARS2,765.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
THB64.65
|
$1.46
ARS1,278.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.64
|
$1.76
ARS1,546.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
THB44.59
|
$0.66
ARS578.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
THB18.66
|
$0.57
ARS496.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB29.31
|
$0.31
ARS271.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB21.84
|
$0.67
ARS589.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB22.86
|
$0.30
ARS261.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
THB17.02
|
$0.33
ARS293.18
|
|
pay 40.9% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
THB169.13
|
$3.52
ARS3,083.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
THB900.23
|
$6.80
ARS5,961.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
THB1,158,303.09
|
$25,000.00
ARS21,918,750.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
THB358.43
|
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
|
pay 7.1% more for housing
Thailand
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
THB633.04
|
$23.47
ARS20,579.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
THB10,765.40
|
$313.32
ARS274,703.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
THB7,681.35
|
$225.62
ARS197,808.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
THB1,829.94
|
$36.96
ARS32,403.63
|
|
pay 43.5% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
THB12,381.81
|
$187.40
ARS164,302.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
THB366,805.94
|
$5,653.81
ARS4,956,976.61
|
|
pay 23.0% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
THB70.28
|
$2.00
ARS1,753.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
THB71.98
|
$1.72
ARS1,505.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
THB133.76
|
$2.00
ARS1,753.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
THB1,742.44
|
$22.07
ARS19,350.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
THB208.51
|
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
|
pay 65.2% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
THB1,495.32
|
$67.11
ARS58,835.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
THB1,000.66
|
$57.53
ARS50,442.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
THB3,036.49
|
$107.00
ARS93,815.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
THB2,417.34
|
$98.70
ARS86,536.75
|
|
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