Cost of Living Comparison Between San Isidro and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between San Isidro and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: San Isidro is 0.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 28.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: San Isidro is 20.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 37.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
San Isidro
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$9.15 ARS 10.9K
$4.68 ฿151
95.51%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$30.07 ARS 35.7K
$46.4 ฿1,502
-35.19%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.24 ARS 11K
$8.65 ฿280
6.82%
Cappuccino
$1.63 ARS 1,937
$3.09 ฿100
-47.25%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.33 ARS 1,576
$0.73 ฿23.53
82.19%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.18 ARS 1,400
$0.37 ฿11.95
218.92%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.24 ARS 1,478
$2.39 ฿77.4
-48.12%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.83 ARS 3,358
$3.62 ฿117
-21.82%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
San Isidro
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.28 ARS 1,522
$2.24 ฿72.5
-42.86%
White Bread (500g)
$1.56 ARS 1,857
$1.8 ฿58.2
-13.33%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.78 ARS 2,114
$2.24 ฿72.3
-20.54%
Eggs
$2.17 ARS 2,575
$2.23 ฿72.1
-2.69%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.9 ARS 14.1K
$19.31 ฿625
-38.37%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.89 ARS 6,996
$3.77 ฿122
56.23%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$9.59 ARS 11.4K
$13.05 ฿422
-26.51%
Apples (1kg)
$1.84 ARS 2,180
$3.28 ฿106
-43.90%
Banana (1kg)
$2.11 ARS 2,503
$1.63 ฿52.6
29.45%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.92 ARS 1,087
$2.4 ฿77.7
-61.67%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.51 ARS 2,985
$1.99 ฿64.3
26.13%
Potato (1kg)
$1.51 ARS 1,793
$1.53 ฿49.62
-1.31%
Onion (1kg)
$1.4 ARS 1,657
$1.49 ฿48.11
-6.04%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.94 ARS 1,115
$1.02 ฿32.87
-7.84%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.49 ARS 1,773
$0.48 ฿15.61
210.42%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.17 ARS 3,767
$4.32 ฿140
-26.62%
Wine (Bottle)
$4.99 ARS 5,921
$21.68 ฿702
-76.98%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.25 ARS 1,488
$1.77 ฿57.3
-29.38%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.02 ARS 3,591
$2.79 ฿90.4
8.24%
🚌 Getting Around
San Isidro
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.82 ARS 973
$1.35 ฿43.74
-39.26%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.76 ฿380
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.55 ARS 1,843
$3.15 ฿102
-50.79%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.87 ARS 1,035
$1 ฿32.3
-13.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$6.08 ARS 7,217
$13.64 ฿442
-55.43%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.06 ARS 1,261
$1.3 ฿42.2
-18.46%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$24.1K ARS 28.6M
$27.4K ฿885.2K
-11.81%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$26.3K ARS 31.3M
$33.9K ฿1.1M
-22.36%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
San Isidro
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$56.3 ARS 66.8K
$123 ฿3,970
-54.12%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.59 ARS 22.1K
$13.93 ฿451
33.45%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$14.81 ARS 17.6K
$18.24 ฿590
-18.80%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
San Isidro
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$25.95 ARS 30.8K
$60.8 ฿1,966
-57.28%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$13.92 ARS 16.5K
$17.11 ฿554
-18.64%
Cinema Ticket
$4.88 ARS 5,794
$9.07 ฿294
-46.20%
🧸 Childcare & Education
San Isidro
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$324 ARS 384.7K
$694 ฿22.5K
-53.34%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,079 ARS 1.3M
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-93.22%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
San Isidro
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$78.6 ARS 93.3K
$57.5 ฿1,861
36.67%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$70.4 ARS 83.6K
$34.51 ฿1,117
104.03%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$108 ARS 128K
$115 ฿3,727
-6.41%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$93.4 ARS 110.9K
$84.8 ฿2,743
10.19%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
San Isidro
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$342 ARS 405.6K
$611 ฿19.8K
-44.10%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$238 ARS 283.2K
$442 ฿14.3K
-46.08%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$673 ARS 799.1K
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-66.60%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$540 ARS 640.9K
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-63.02%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,882 ARS 2.2M
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-55.66%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,586 ARS 1.9M
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-45.06%
💵 Salaries & Financials
San Isidro
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$611 ARS 725.2K
$697 ฿22.5K
-12.33%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
52.71
5.33
888.93%

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Last update for San Isidro: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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