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

🙂 Solo nomad: Santa Rosa is 14.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 23.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Santa Rosa is 3.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 34% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Santa Rosa
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$10.62 ARS 15.4K
$4.65 ฿146
128.39%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$34.22 ARS 49.7K
$46.11 ฿1,450
-25.79%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.84 ARS 12.8K
$8.74 ฿275
1.14%
Cappuccino
$2.71 ARS 3,931
$3.04 ฿95.5
-10.86%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.67 ARS 2,423
$0.72 ฿22.65
131.94%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.48 ARS 2,155
$0.39 ฿12.30
279.49%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.17 ARS 3,148
$2.44 ฿76.7
-11.07%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.07 ARS 4,458
$3.79 ฿119
-19.00%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Santa Rosa
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.26 ARS 1,837
$2.14 ฿67.4
-41.12%
White Bread (500g)
$1.63 ARS 2,371
$1.86 ฿58.5
-12.37%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.05 ARS 2,972
$2.19 ฿68.8
-6.39%
Eggs
$2.19 ARS 3,180
$2.25 ฿70.6
-2.67%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.93 ARS 14.4K
$19.73 ฿620
-49.67%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.01 ARS 8,734
$3.79 ฿119
58.58%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$9.31 ARS 13.5K
$13.55 ฿426
-31.29%
Apples (1kg)
$2.02 ARS 2,933
$3.25 ฿102
-37.85%
Banana (1kg)
$2.14 ARS 3,113
$1.67 ฿52.6
28.14%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.31 ARS 1,897
$2.39 ฿75.2
-45.19%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.56 ARS 3,722
$2.09 ฿65.8
22.49%
Potato (1kg)
$1.19 ARS 1,724
$1.53 ฿48.07
-22.22%
Onion (1kg)
$1.19 ARS 1,722
$1.51 ฿47.47
-21.19%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.32 ARS 1,917
$0.99 ฿31.09
33.33%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.42 ARS 2,057
$0.51 ฿16.19
178.43%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.21 ARS 4,666
$4.27 ฿134
-24.82%
Wine (Bottle)
$4.92 ARS 7,150
$20.31 ฿638
-75.78%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.01 ARS 2,918
$1.79 ฿56.3
12.29%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.02 ARS 4,391
$2.77 ฿87.0
9.03%
🚌 Getting Around
Santa Rosa
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.81 ARS 1,177
$1.40 ฿44.15
-42.14%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.70 ฿368
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.47 ARS 2,131
$3.11 ฿97.8
-52.73%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.92 ARS 1,333
$0.99 ฿31.27
-7.07%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$6.07 ARS 8,815
$13.73 ฿432
-55.79%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.05 ARS 1,526
$1.32 ฿41.47
-20.45%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.1K ARS 39.3M
$27.2K ฿856.3K
-0.60%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$30.3K ARS 44.0M
$34.1K ฿1.1M
-11.13%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Santa Rosa
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$67.8 ARS 98.4K
$120 ฿3,785
-43.72%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$16.89 ARS 24.5K
$13.93 ฿438
21.25%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$22.50 ARS 32.7K
$18.31 ฿576
22.88%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Santa Rosa
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$26.56 ARS 38.6K
$60.9 ฿1,916
-56.41%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$13.91 ARS 20.2K
$17.23 ฿542
-19.27%
Cinema Ticket
$6.08 ARS 8,828
$8.71 ฿274
-30.20%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Santa Rosa
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$217 ARS 315.2K
$698 ฿21.9K
-68.90%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$2,668 ARS 3.9M
$15.7K ฿494.7K
-83.04%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Santa Rosa
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$75.1 ARS 109.1K
$57.6 ฿1,812
30.34%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$69.8 ARS 101.3K
$34.24 ฿1,077
103.71%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$116 ARS 168.1K
$113 ฿3,558
2.29%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$112 ARS 162.2K
$84.8 ฿2,666
31.72%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Santa Rosa
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$334 ARS 485.5K
$604 ฿19.0K
-44.64%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$234 ARS 340.0K
$436 ฿13.7K
-46.31%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$678 ARS 984.6K
$2,057 ฿64.7K
-67.04%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$529 ARS 767.6K
$1,498 ฿47.1K
-64.72%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,824 ARS 2.6M
$4,252 ฿133.7K
-57.11%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,988 ฿93.9K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Santa Rosa
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$529 ฿16.6K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
58.5
5.33
997.56%

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Last update for Santa Rosa: March 2, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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