Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Santiago del Estero Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Santiago del Estero

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 8.7% cheaper than Santiago del Estero without rent, and 26.1% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 11.6% more expensive than Santiago del Estero without rent, and 53.6% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$10.54 ARS 15.3K

-57.21%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

$34.42 ARS 50.0K

33.88%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$8.87 ARS 12.9K

-1.01%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$2.79 ARS 4,056

10.75%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.70 ฿21.97

$1.69 ARS 2,456

-58.58%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$1.47 ARS 2,141

-72.79%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$2.13 ARS 3,086

12.68%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$2.93 ARS 4,259

25.60%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.25 ARS 1,821

80.00%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$1.56 ARS 2,271

19.87%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$2.01 ARS 2,918

10.45%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$2.20 ARS 3,196

1.36%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$10.17 ARS 14.8K

93.51%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$6.18 ARS 8,980

-40.78%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$9.31 ARS 13.5K

40.60%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$1.97 ARS 2,856

71.57%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.3

$2.12 ARS 3,072

-20.28%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$1.28 ARS 1,856

82.03%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$2.57 ARS 3,728

-22.96%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.77

$1.13 ARS 1,637

37.17%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.42

$1.24 ARS 1,804

21.77%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

$1.31 ARS 1,904

-25.19%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$1.48 ARS 2,147

-67.57%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$3.21 ARS 4,661

35.51%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$4.41 ARS 6,412

368.25%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$1.98 ARS 2,878

-10.61%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$3.13 ARS 4,544

-12.14%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

$0.79 ARS 1,140

73.42%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

$1.54 ARS 2,230

101.95%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

$0.91 ARS 1,325

15.38%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$6.09 ARS 8,847

125.29%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.16

$1.10 ARS 1,591

21.82%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$27.7K ฿869.6K

$27.7K ARS 40.3M

-0.31%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$30.4K ARS 44.2M

10.41%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$122 ฿3,835

$66.1 ARS 96.0K

84.57%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$13.61 ฿428

$17.19 ARS 25.0K

-20.83%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$22.43 ARS 32.6K

-17.57%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$25.99 ARS 37.8K

137.36%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$13.59 ARS 19.7K

22.88%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$6.24 ARS 9,065

45.67%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$702 ฿22.1K

$220 ARS 318.9K

219.90%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

$2,754 ARS 4.0M

480.66%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$73.2 ARS 106.3K

-19.53%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

$69.8 ARS 101.3K

-50.68%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

$113 ARS 164.3K

-0.31%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

$114 ARS 165.3K

-25.63%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

$335 ARS 486.7K

80.84%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$233 ARS 337.8K

87.10%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$674 ARS 979.4K

206.77%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$537 ARS 779.5K

174.37%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

$1,674 ARS 2.4M

165.54%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$1,331 ARS 1.9M

124.42%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

58.5

-90.89%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Santiago del Estero: January 13, 2026

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