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

🙂 Solo nomad: San Rafael is 20.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 28.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: San Rafael is 30.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 40.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$9.90 ARS 14.4K

$4.65 ฿146

112.90%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.70 ARS 28.6K

$46.11 ฿1,450

-57.28%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.83 ARS 8,468

$8.74 ฿275

-33.30%

Cappuccino

$1.82 ARS 2,640

$3.04 ฿95.5

-40.13%

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

$0.98 ARS 1,429

$0.72 ฿22.65

36.11%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.03 ARS 1,494

$0.39 ฿12.30

164.10%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.02 ARS 1,486

$2.44 ฿76.7

-58.20%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.47 ARS 2,141

$3.79 ฿119

-61.21%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.01 ARS 1,468

$2.14 ฿67.4

-52.80%

White Bread (500g)

$1.48 ARS 2,153

$1.86 ฿58.5

-20.43%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.41 ARS 2,051

$2.19 ฿68.8

-35.62%

Eggs

$1.58 ARS 2,298

$2.25 ฿70.6

-29.78%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.56 ARS 8,080

$19.73 ฿620

-71.82%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.56 ARS 11.0K

$3.79 ฿119

99.47%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.46 ARS 9,385

$13.55 ฿426

-52.32%

Apples (1kg)

$1.74 ARS 2,524

$3.25 ฿102

-46.46%

Banana (1kg)

$1.48 ARS 2,151

$1.67 ฿52.6

-11.38%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.51 ARS 2,198

$2.39 ฿75.2

-36.82%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.86 ARS 1,244

$2.09 ฿65.8

-58.85%

Potato (1kg)

$0.65 ARS 947

$1.53 ฿48.07

-57.52%

Onion (1kg)

$0.71 ARS 1,032

$1.51 ฿47.47

-52.98%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.61 ARS 885

$0.99 ฿31.09

-38.38%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.26 ARS 1,831

$0.51 ฿16.19

147.06%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.81 ARS 2,627

$4.27 ฿134

-57.61%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.13 ARS 7,452

$20.31 ฿638

-74.74%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.08 ARS 1,572

$1.79 ฿56.3

-39.66%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.57 ARS 2,286

$2.77 ฿87.0

-43.32%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.76 ARS 1,108

$1.40 ฿44.15

-45.71%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿368

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.42 ARS 604

$3.11 ฿97.8

-86.50%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.98 ARS 1,423

$0.99 ฿31.27

-1.01%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.80 ARS 6,969

$13.73 ฿432

-65.04%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.85 ARS 1,239

$1.32 ฿41.47

-35.61%

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

$31.0K ARS 45.0M

$27.2K ฿856.3K

13.85%

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

$33.1K ARS 48.1M

$34.1K ฿1.1M

-2.89%

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

$77.9 ARS 113.2K

$120 ฿3,785

-35.28%

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

$6.71 ARS 9,750

$13.93 ฿438

-51.83%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$15.28 ARS 22.2K

$18.31 ฿576

-16.55%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.91 ARS 37.6K

$60.9 ฿1,916

-57.48%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.50 ARS 19.6K

$17.23 ฿542

-21.65%

Cinema Ticket

$6.14 ARS 8,923

$8.71 ฿274

-29.51%

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

$104 ARS 151.4K

$698 ฿21.9K

-85.07%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,131 ARS 3.1M

$15.7K ฿494.7K

-86.46%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$82.8 ARS 120.2K

$57.6 ฿1,812

43.62%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$77.0 ARS 111.7K

$34.24 ฿1,077

124.74%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$149 ARS 216.7K

$113 ฿3,558

31.83%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$118 ARS 171.1K

$84.8 ฿2,666

38.89%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$344 ARS 499.1K

$604 ฿19.0K

-43.09%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$239 ARS 346.7K

$436 ฿13.7K

-45.27%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$676 ARS 982.1K

$2,057 ฿64.7K

-67.13%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$540 ARS 783.8K

$1,498 ฿47.1K

-63.97%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,823 ARS 2.6M

$4,252 ฿133.7K

-57.14%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$449 ARS 652.1K

$529 ฿16.6K

-15.15%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

1382.18%

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

Last update for San Rafael: March 1, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

The chart highlights the Precision Threshold for mobile and fixed broadband internet speeds, updated quarterly.

Digital Nomad Cost of Living Index

Similar cities

Chiang Mai

🇹🇭 Thailand

Cebu

🇵🇭 Philippines

Baku

🇦🇿 Azerbaijan

Minsk

🇧🇾 Belarus

Astana

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan

Bishkek

🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan

Brasilia

🇧🇷 Brazil

Lviv

🇺🇦 Ukraine