Cost of Living Comparison Between Pilar and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Pilar and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Pilar is 0.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 16.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Pilar is 0.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 22.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.1 ARS 21.9K

$4.71 ฿151

220.59%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$60.3 ARS 87.5K

$45.87 ฿1,468

31.37%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$12.08 ARS 17.5K

$8.84 ฿283

36.65%

Cappuccino

$4.02 ARS 5,833

$3.06 ฿98

31.37%

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

$2.12 ARS 3,077

$0.69 ฿22.16

207.25%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.48 ARS 2,141

$0.39 ฿12.56

279.49%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.65 ARS 5,292

$2.49 ฿79.6

46.59%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.94 ARS 5,719

$3.72 ฿119

5.91%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.54 ARS 2,230

$2.18 ฿69.8

-29.36%

White Bread (500g)

$2.54 ARS 3,688

$1.8 ฿57.5

41.11%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.28 ARS 3,302

$2.23 ฿71.4

2.24%

Eggs

$2.38 ARS 3,448

$2.23 ฿71.4

6.73%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.97 ARS 17.4K

$19.66 ฿629

-39.11%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.91 ARS 4,229

$3.77 ฿121

-22.81%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.57 ARS 13.9K

$13.53 ฿433

-29.27%

Apples (1kg)

$2.56 ARS 3,712

$3.24 ฿104

-20.99%

Banana (1kg)

$2.1 ARS 3,043

$1.62 ฿51.9

29.63%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.3 ARS 1,882

$2.4 ฿76.8

-45.83%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.54 ARS 3,693

$2.08 ฿66.5

22.12%

Potato (1kg)

$1.43 ARS 2,077

$1.59 ฿50.7

-10.06%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ARS 2,198

$1.49 ฿47.76

1.34%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.81 ARS 2,632

$1.01 ฿32.46

79.21%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.49 ARS 2,163

$0.48 ฿15.46

210.42%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.27 ARS 4,752

$4.48 ฿143

-27.01%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.15 ARS 8,926

$20.34 ฿651

-69.76%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.2 ARS 3,189

$1.86 ฿59.5

18.28%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.06 ARS 4,436

$2.7 ฿86.3

13.33%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.83 ARS 1,199

$1.43 ฿45.79

-41.96%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.47 ฿367

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.61 ARS 2,338

$3.04 ฿97.4

-47.04%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.9 ARS 1,307

$1.04 ฿33.18

-13.46%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.12 ARS 8,887

$13.64 ฿437

-55.13%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.07 ARS 1,557

$1.35 ฿43.31

-20.74%

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

$24.6K ARS 35.7M

$27.2K ฿870.3K

-9.55%

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

$29.3K ARS 42.5M

$33.5K ฿1.1M

-12.57%

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

$64.9 ARS 94.2K

$122 ฿3,905

-46.82%

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

$10.2 ARS 14.8K

$13.61 ฿435

-25.06%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$19.68 ARS 28.6K

$18.36 ฿588

7.19%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$26.29 ARS 38.2K

$59.9 ฿1,915

-56.07%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.94 ARS 20.2K

$16.84 ฿539

-17.22%

Cinema Ticket

$8.88 ARS 12.9K

$8.92 ฿285

-0.45%

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

$332 ARS 482.4K

$684 ฿21.9K

-51.39%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,266 ARS 7.6M

$16.1K ฿514.8K

-67.27%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$111 ARS 161.4K

$58.2 ฿1,862

91.20%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$86.4 ARS 125.4K

$34.38 ฿1,100

151.31%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$127 ARS 183.9K

$113 ฿3,631

11.70%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$133 ARS 193.3K

$84.9 ฿2,716

56.89%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$341 ARS 495.2K

$621 ฿19.9K

-45.01%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$234 ARS 339.4K

$441 ฿14.1K

-46.92%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$671 ARS 974.3K

$2,063 ฿66K

-67.47%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$532 ARS 772.2K

$1,469 ฿47K

-63.79%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,163 ARS 3.1M

$4,286 ฿137.1K

-49.53%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,344 ARS 2M

$2,957 ฿94.6K

-54.56%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,013 ARS 1.5M

$534 ฿17.1K

89.69%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

52.71

5.33

888.93%

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

Last update for Pilar: November 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

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