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Cost of Living Comparison Between Catamarca and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Catamarca and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Catamarca is 3.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 24.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Catamarca is 1.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 32.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Catamarca
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$10.55 ARS 15.3K
$4.71 ฿151
123.99%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$34.31 ARS 49.8K
$45.87 ฿1,468
-25.20%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.98 ARS 13K
$8.84 ฿283
1.58%
Cappuccino
$2.75 ARS 3,986
$3.06 ฿98
-10.13%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.69 ARS 2,458
$0.69 ฿22.16
144.93%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.55 ARS 2,246
$0.39 ฿12.56
297.44%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.06 ARS 2,983
$2.49 ฿79.6
-17.27%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.95 ARS 4,276
$3.72 ฿119
-20.70%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Catamarca
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.29 ARS 1,874
$2.18 ฿69.8
-40.83%
White Bread (500g)
$1.63 ARS 2,358
$1.8 ฿57.5
-9.44%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.02 ARS 2,929
$2.23 ฿71.4
-9.42%
Eggs
$2.28 ARS 3,306
$2.23 ฿71.4
2.24%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.9 ARS 14.4K
$19.66 ฿629
-49.64%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.28 ARS 9,118
$3.77 ฿121
66.58%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$9.42 ARS 13.7K
$13.53 ฿433
-30.38%
Apples (1kg)
$2.01 ARS 2,911
$3.24 ฿104
-37.96%
Banana (1kg)
$2.06 ARS 2,994
$1.62 ฿51.9
27.16%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.3 ARS 1,891
$2.4 ฿76.8
-45.83%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.52 ARS 3,658
$2.08 ฿66.5
21.15%
Potato (1kg)
$1.14 ARS 1,657
$1.59 ฿50.7
-28.30%
Onion (1kg)
$1.21 ARS 1,754
$1.49 ฿47.76
-18.79%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.33 ARS 1,927
$1.01 ฿32.46
31.68%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.42 ARS 2,060
$0.48 ฿15.46
195.83%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.19 ARS 4,628
$4.48 ฿143
-28.79%
Wine (Bottle)
$4.75 ARS 6,893
$20.34 ฿651
-76.65%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.99 ARS 2,895
$1.86 ฿59.5
6.99%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.07 ARS 4,459
$2.7 ฿86.3
13.70%
🚌 Getting Around
Catamarca
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.84 ARS 1,219
$1.43 ฿45.79
-41.26%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.47 ฿367
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.53 ARS 2,224
$3.04 ฿97.4
-49.67%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.87 ARS 1,267
$1.04 ฿33.18
-16.35%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.86 ARS 8,498
$13.64 ฿437
-57.04%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.05 ARS 1,521
$1.35 ฿43.31
-22.22%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.7K ARS 40.2M
$27.2K ฿870.3K
1.84%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$30.3K ARS 44M
$33.5K ฿1.1M
-9.36%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Catamarca
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$66.9 ARS 97K
$122 ฿3,905
-45.22%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.14 ARS 24.9K
$13.61 ฿435
25.94%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$22.18 ARS 32.2K
$18.36 ฿588
20.81%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Catamarca
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$26.67 ARS 38.7K
$59.9 ฿1,915
-55.44%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$13.89 ARS 20.2K
$16.84 ฿539
-17.52%
Cinema Ticket
$6.32 ARS 9,169
$8.92 ฿285
-29.15%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Catamarca
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$220 ARS 318.9K
$684 ฿21.9K
-67.87%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$2,749 ARS 4M
$16.1K ฿514.8K
-82.91%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Catamarca
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$74 ARS 107.5K
$58.2 ฿1,862
27.28%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$70.9 ARS 102.9K
$34.38 ฿1,100
106.25%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$113 ARS 164.6K
$113 ฿3,631
-0.01%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$113 ARS 164.3K
$84.9 ฿2,716
33.38%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Catamarca
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$340 ARS 493.3K
$621 ฿19.9K
-45.23%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$237 ARS 344K
$441 ฿14.1K
-46.20%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$674 ARS 978.2K
$2,063 ฿66K
-67.34%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$542 ARS 787K
$1,469 ฿47K
-63.10%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,192 ARS 3.2M
$4,286 ฿137.1K
-48.85%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,316 ARS 1.9M
$2,957 ฿94.6K
-55.51%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Catamarca
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$534 ฿17.1K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
58.5
5.33
997.56%

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Last update for Catamarca: December 2, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

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