Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 0.4% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 26.4% less for restaurants
Thailand
|
Afghanistan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB82.52
|
$2.08
AFN150
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB202.14
|
$4.08
AFN294
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.04
|
$0.46
AFN33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.77
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
pay 50.9% less for groceries
Thailand
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.30
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB291.33
|
$1.90
AFN137
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB219.22
|
$2.27
AFN164
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.20
|
$1.65
AFN119
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.24
|
$1.42
AFN102
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.52
|
$0.27
AFN19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.66
|
$0.37
AFN26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.88
|
$0.32
AFN23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.14
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.42
|
$0.20
AFN14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.63
|
$0.15
AFN11
|
|
pay 20.9% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.18
|
$3.85
AFN278
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB808.16
|
$14.64
AFN1,056
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB898,809.27
|
$8,342.32
AFN601,751
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB337.60
|
$11.58
AFN835
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB578.31
|
$179.88
AFN12,975
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,368.22
|
$96.41
AFN6,954
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,648.71
|
$58.93
AFN4,251
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,766.27
|
$96.91
AFN6,990
|
|
pay 87.9% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,031.96
|
$35.24
AFN2,542
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB378,236.70
|
$1,385.55
AFN99,943
|
|
pay 12.8% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.47
|
$4.62
AFN333
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.19
|
$1.03
AFN74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB128.56
|
$1.80
AFN130
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,706.12
|
$10.98
AFN792
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB199.30
|
$3.12
AFN225
|
|
pay 45.9% less for clothing
Thailand
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,248.87
|
$14.45
AFN1,042
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB976.09
|
$21.98
AFN1,585
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,777.54
|
$35.82
AFN2,583
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,266.08
|
$27.74
AFN2,001
|
|
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