Cost of Living Comparison Between Salta and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Salta and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Salta is 21.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 15.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Salta is 16% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 37.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$9.96 ARS 11.8K

$4.68 ฿151

112.82%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$39.4 ARS 46.8K

$46.4 ฿1,502

-15.09%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.43 ARS 7,637

$8.65 ฿280

-25.66%

Cappuccino

$2.42 ARS 2,878

$3.09 ฿100

-21.68%

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

$1.33 ARS 1,584

$0.73 ฿23.53

82.19%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.27 ARS 1,510

$0.37 ฿11.95

243.24%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.85 ARS 2,193

$2.39 ฿77.4

-22.59%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.09 ARS 3,675

$3.62 ฿117

-14.64%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.37 ARS 1,626

$2.24 ฿72.5

-38.84%

White Bread (500g)

$1.8 ARS 2,134

$1.8 ฿58.2

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.03 ARS 2,406

$2.24 ฿72.3

-9.38%

Eggs

$2.49 ARS 2,961

$2.23 ฿72.1

11.66%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.84 ARS 4,556

$19.31 ฿625

-80.11%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.62 ARS 5,488

$3.77 ฿122

22.55%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.82 ARS 11.7K

$13.05 ฿422

-24.75%

Apples (1kg)

$1.23 ARS 1,462

$3.28 ฿106

-62.50%

Banana (1kg)

$1.61 ARS 1,916

$1.63 ฿52.6

-1.23%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.82 ARS 972

$2.4 ฿77.7

-65.83%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.07 ARS 2,453

$1.99 ฿64.3

4.02%

Potato (1kg)

$0.57 ARS 679

$1.53 ฿49.62

-62.75%

Onion (1kg)

$0.84 ARS 993

$1.49 ฿48.11

-43.62%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.28 ARS 1,515

$1.02 ฿32.87

25.49%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.68 ARS 1,995

$0.48 ฿15.61

250.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.7 ARS 4,389

$4.32 ฿140

-14.35%

Wine (Bottle)

$4.89 ARS 5,803

$21.68 ฿702

-77.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.38 ARS 1,639

$1.77 ฿57.3

-22.03%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.9 ARS 4,630

$2.79 ฿90.4

39.78%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.88 ARS 1,051

$1.35 ฿43.74

-34.81%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿380

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.52 ARS 1,805

$3.15 ฿102

-51.75%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.91 ARS 1,075

$1 ฿32.3

-9.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.07 ARS 7,213

$13.64 ฿442

-55.50%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.91 ARS 1,083

$1.3 ฿42.2

-30.00%

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

$23.2K ARS 27.6M

$27.4K ฿885.2K

-15.04%

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

$32.6K ARS 38.7M

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-3.81%

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

$97.8 ARS 116.2K

$123 ฿3,970

-20.26%

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

$15.31 ARS 18.2K

$13.93 ฿451

9.91%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$9.8 ARS 11.6K

$18.24 ฿590

-46.27%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$30.01 ARS 35.6K

$60.8 ฿1,966

-50.60%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.71 ARS 16.3K

$17.11 ฿554

-19.87%

Cinema Ticket

$6.13 ARS 7,283

$9.07 ฿294

-32.41%

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

$99.6 ARS 118.3K

$694 ฿22.5K

-85.65%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,686 ARS 3.2M

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-83.11%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$61 ARS 72.5K

$57.5 ฿1,861

6.14%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$57.5 ARS 68.3K

$34.51 ฿1,117

66.56%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$104 ARS 123.2K

$115 ฿3,727

-9.90%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$98.4 ARS 116.9K

$84.8 ฿2,743

16.11%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$461 ARS 547K

$611 ฿19.8K

-24.61%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$383 ARS 455.4K

$442 ฿14.3K

-13.29%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$643 ARS 763.7K

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-68.07%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$555 ARS 659.4K

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-61.95%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,923 ARS 2.3M

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-54.69%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,488 ARS 1.8M

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-48.44%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$851 ARS 1M

$697 ฿22.5K

22.09%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

58.5

5.33

997.56%

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

Last update for Salta: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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