Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 3.2 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 77.5% more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN137
|
$2.08
฿74.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN274
|
$5.66
฿202.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN24
|
$0.67
฿23.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN13
|
$0.35
฿12.67
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN22
|
$1.48
฿53.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN134
|
$7.99
฿286.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN187
|
$6.46
฿231.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN96
|
$1.75
฿62.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN89
|
$1.07
฿38.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN24
|
$1.20
฿43.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN33
|
$0.50
฿18.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN45
|
$0.79
฿28.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN15
|
$0.59
฿21.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN11
|
$0.62
฿22.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN9
|
$0.46
฿16.45
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN268
|
$4.57
฿163.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN822
|
$24.32
฿870.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN548,042
|
$31,287.73
฿1,120,148.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN457
|
$9.68
฿346.62
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN47,954
|
$17.10
฿612.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,660
|
$290.79
฿10,410.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN5,415
|
$207.49
฿7,428.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,861
|
$49.43
฿1,769.66
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,360
|
$334.45
฿11,973.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN120,569
|
$9,908.05
฿354,723.25
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN183
|
$1.90
฿67.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN91
|
$1.94
฿69.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN151
|
$3.61
฿129.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN990
|
$47.07
฿1,685.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN206
|
$5.63
฿201.64
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,309
|
$40.39
฿1,446.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,245
|
$27.03
฿967.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,466
|
$82.02
฿2,936.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,664
|
$65.30
฿2,337.71
|
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