Cost of Living Comparison Between Paso de los Libres and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Paso de los Libres and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Paso de los Libres is 14% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 19.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Paso de los Libres is 15.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 32.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Paso de los Libres
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$10.29 ARS 12.2K
$4.68 ฿151
119.87%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$33.57 ARS 39.9K
$46.4 ฿1,502
-27.65%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.91 ARS 10.6K
$8.65 ฿280
3.01%
Cappuccino
$2.67 ARS 3,175
$3.09 ฿100
-13.59%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.64 ARS 1,952
$0.73 ฿23.53
124.66%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.54 ARS 1,827
$0.37 ฿11.95
316.22%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.05 ARS 2,433
$2.39 ฿77.4
-14.23%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.96 ARS 3,510
$3.62 ฿117
-18.23%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Paso de los Libres
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.3 ARS 1,541
$2.24 ฿72.5
-41.96%
White Bread (500g)
$1.56 ARS 1,851
$1.8 ฿58.2
-13.33%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.02 ARS 2,398
$2.24 ฿72.3
-9.82%
Eggs
$2.17 ARS 2,581
$2.23 ฿72.1
-2.69%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.04 ARS 11.9K
$19.31 ฿625
-48.01%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.21 ARS 7,380
$3.77 ฿122
64.72%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$9.35 ARS 11.1K
$13.05 ฿422
-28.35%
Apples (1kg)
$2.01 ARS 2,392
$3.28 ฿106
-38.72%
Banana (1kg)
$2.05 ARS 2,430
$1.63 ฿52.6
25.77%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.27 ARS 1,510
$2.4 ฿77.7
-47.08%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.54 ARS 3,013
$1.99 ฿64.3
27.64%
Potato (1kg)
$1.17 ARS 1,395
$1.53 ฿49.62
-23.53%
Onion (1kg)
$1.24 ARS 1,467
$1.49 ฿48.11
-16.78%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.3 ARS 1,547
$1.02 ฿32.87
27.45%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.45 ARS 1,718
$0.48 ฿15.61
202.08%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.18 ARS 3,774
$4.32 ฿140
-26.39%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.14 ARS 6,107
$21.68 ฿702
-76.29%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.08 ARS 2,464
$1.77 ฿57.3
17.51%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.1 ARS 3,680
$2.79 ฿90.4
11.11%
🚌 Getting Around
Paso de los Libres
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.83 ARS 991
$1.35 ฿43.74
-38.52%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$27.91 ARS 33.1K
$11.76 ฿380
137.33%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.47 ARS 1,745
$3.15 ฿102
-53.33%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.88 ARS 1,042
$1 ฿32.3
-12.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.82 ARS 6,916
$13.64 ฿442
-57.33%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.09 ARS 1,299
$1.3 ฿42.2
-16.15%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.5K ARS 32.6M
$27.4K ฿885.2K
0.44%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$30.4K ARS 36.1M
$33.9K ฿1.1M
-10.39%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Paso de los Libres
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$68.1 ARS 80.9K
$123 ฿3,970
-44.48%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$16.92 ARS 20.1K
$13.93 ฿451
21.46%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$22.36 ARS 26.5K
$18.24 ฿590
22.59%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Paso de los Libres
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$26.21 ARS 31.1K
$60.8 ฿1,966
-56.86%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$13.95 ARS 16.6K
$17.11 ฿554
-18.47%
Cinema Ticket
$6.1 ARS 7,244
$9.07 ฿294
-32.75%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Paso de los Libres
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$216 ARS 256.4K
$694 ฿22.5K
-68.90%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$2,728 ARS 3.2M
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-82.84%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Paso de los Libres
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$75.2 ARS 89.3K
$57.5 ฿1,861
30.73%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$68.8 ARS 81.7K
$34.51 ฿1,117
99.48%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$114 ARS 135.7K
$115 ฿3,727
-0.77%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$110 ARS 131.1K
$84.8 ฿2,743
30.26%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Paso de los Libres
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$338 ARS 400.9K
$611 ฿19.8K
-44.75%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$236 ARS 279.7K
$442 ฿14.3K
-46.74%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$676 ARS 803.1K
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-66.43%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$545 ARS 647.5K
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-62.64%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,839 ARS 2.2M
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-56.67%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,575 ARS 1.9M
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-45.42%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Paso de los Libres
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$473 ARS 561.9K
$697 ฿22.5K
-32.08%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
58.5
5.33
997.56%

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Last update for Paso de los Libres: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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