Cost of living comparison

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Kabul vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Kabul is 25.9% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 16.4% less in Kabul
Groceries: pay 60.6% less in Kabul
Transportation: pay 47.0% less in Kabul
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Kabul
Childcare: pay 92.6% less in Kabul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.3% less in Kabul
Clothing: pay 71.3% less in Kabul

Expenses including childcare, clothing, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Kabul. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Kabul.

Kabul vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kabul instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 16.4% less for restaurants

	Bangkok	Kabul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB98.21	$2.63 AFN186	-9.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB196.42	$7.31 AFN515	+25.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB20.76	$0.38 AFN26	-38.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.84	$0.17 AFN12	-42.7%
Average			-16.4%

Bangkok vs. Kabul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 60.6% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Kabul
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB51.32	$0.25 AFN18	-83.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB395.81	$1.96 AFN138	-83.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB246.75	$3.05 AFN215	-58.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB76.61	$1.48 AFN104	-34.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB44.32	$1.54 AFN109	+17.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB49.61	$0.25 AFN18	-83.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB24.49	$0.36 AFN26	-49.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB34.90	$0.37 AFN26	-64.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB27.13	$0.23 AFN16	-71.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB24.02	$0.15 AFN11	-79.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.98	$0.15 AFN11	-75.7%
Average			-60.6%

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pay 47.0% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Kabul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB150.55	$3.96 AFN279	-11.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,325.83	$8.93 AFN630	-77.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,865,988.62	$7,079.28 AFN498,788	-87.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB348.65	$9.07 AFN639	-12.3%
Average			-47.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Kabul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB517.87	$130.18 AFN9,172	+747.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB19,261.82	$103.61 AFN7,300	-81.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB10,178.12	$89.85 AFN6,331	-70.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,270.09	$70.84 AFN4,991	+5.2%
Average			+150.2%

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pay 92.6% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Kabul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB21,329.53	$23.40 AFN1,649	-96.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB444,753.10	$1,462.66 AFN103,055	-88.9%
Average			-92.6%

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pay 43.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Kabul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB78.57	$2.93 AFN206	+25.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB87.11	$1.27 AFN89	-50.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB141.67	$2.63 AFN186	-37.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,840.13	$8.78 AFN618	-83.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB245.52	$2.19 AFN155	-69.9%
Average			-43.3%

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pay 71.3% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Kabul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,863.40	$10.97 AFN773	-80.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,174.61	$16.03 AFN1,129	-54.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,273.63	$23.77 AFN1,675	-75.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,105.89	$22.38 AFN1,577	-75.7%
Average			-71.3%

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