Cost of Living Comparison Between Santa Fe and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Santa Fe and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Santa Fe is 29.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 35.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Santa Fe is 14.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 50.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Santa Fe
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$7.06 ARS 10.2K
$4.65 ฿146
51.83%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$16.59 ARS 24.1K
$46.11 ฿1,450
-64.02%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.39 ARS 10.7K
$8.74 ฿275
-15.45%
Cappuccino
$1.68 ARS 2,441
$3.04 ฿95.5
-44.74%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.28 ARS 1,854
$0.72 ฿22.65
77.78%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.18 ARS 1,716
$0.39 ฿12.30
202.56%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.19 ARS 1,723
$2.44 ฿76.7
-51.23%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.56 ARS 3,723
$3.79 ฿119
-32.45%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Santa Fe
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.03 ARS 1,491
$2.14 ฿67.4
-51.87%
White Bread (500g)
$0.99 ARS 1,436
$1.86 ฿58.5
-46.77%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.87 ARS 2,710
$2.19 ฿68.8
-14.61%
Eggs
$1.53 ARS 2,222
$2.25 ฿70.6
-32.00%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.16 ARS 13.3K
$19.73 ฿620
-53.57%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.93 ARS 8,605
$3.79 ฿119
56.46%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$7.77 ARS 11.3K
$13.55 ฿426
-42.66%
Apples (1kg)
$1.90 ARS 2,761
$3.25 ฿102
-41.54%
Banana (1kg)
$2.11 ARS 3,059
$1.67 ฿52.6
26.35%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.94 ARS 1,372
$2.39 ฿75.2
-60.67%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.60 ARS 3,776
$2.09 ฿65.8
24.40%
Potato (1kg)
$0.49 ARS 710
$1.53 ฿48.07
-67.97%
Onion (1kg)
$1.39 ARS 2,018
$1.51 ฿47.47
-7.95%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.87 ARS 1,260
$0.99 ฿31.09
-12.12%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.86 ARS 2,695
$0.51 ฿16.19
264.71%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.30 ARS 4,793
$4.27 ฿134
-22.72%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.13 ARS 7,447
$20.31 ฿638
-74.74%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.28 ARS 1,859
$1.79 ฿56.3
-28.49%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.04 ARS 4,416
$2.77 ฿87.0
9.75%
🚌 Getting Around
Santa Fe
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.01 ARS 1,467
$1.40 ฿44.15
-27.86%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.70 ฿368
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.02 ARS 1,477
$3.11 ฿97.8
-67.20%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.90 ARS 1,313
$0.99 ฿31.27
-9.09%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.84 ARS 8,477
$13.73 ฿432
-57.47%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.03 ARS 1,492
$1.32 ฿41.47
-21.97%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.5K ARS 44.3M
$27.2K ฿856.3K
12.03%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$29.3K ARS 42.6M
$34.1K ฿1.1M
-14.00%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Santa Fe
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$54.7 ARS 79.5K
$120 ฿3,785
-54.53%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$7.77 ARS 11.3K
$13.93 ฿438
-44.22%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$14.61 ARS 21.2K
$18.31 ฿576
-20.21%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Santa Fe
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$39.74 ARS 57.7K
$60.9 ฿1,916
-34.78%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$14.04 ARS 20.4K
$17.23 ฿542
-18.51%
Cinema Ticket
$4.97 ARS 7,220
$8.71 ฿274
-42.94%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Santa Fe
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$221 ARS 321.5K
$698 ฿21.9K
-68.28%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,087 ARS 1.6M
$15.7K ฿494.7K
-93.09%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Santa Fe
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$61.1 ARS 88.8K
$57.6 ฿1,812
6.05%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$60.7 ARS 88.1K
$34.24 ฿1,077
77.22%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$106 ARS 154.5K
$113 ฿3,558
-6.01%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$93.4 ARS 135.6K
$84.8 ฿2,666
10.08%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Santa Fe
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$314 ARS 456.3K
$604 ฿19.0K
-47.96%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$198 ARS 287.4K
$436 ฿13.7K
-54.62%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$598 ARS 869.2K
$2,057 ฿64.7K
-70.91%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$327 ARS 475.3K
$1,498 ฿47.1K
-78.16%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,241 ARS 1.8M
$4,252 ฿133.7K
-70.81%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,007 ARS 1.5M
$2,988 ฿93.9K
-66.31%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Santa Fe
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$852 ARS 1.2M
$529 ฿16.6K
61.03%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
100
5.33
1776.17%

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Last update for Santa Fe: March 1, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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