Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 3.2 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 77.5% more for restaurants
Kabul
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$2.08
฿76.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN251
|
$5.66
฿208.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$0.67
฿24.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$0.35
฿13.02
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Kabul
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$1.48
฿54.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$7.99
฿294.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN171
|
$6.46
฿237.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$1.75
฿64.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$1.07
฿39.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$1.20
฿44.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.50
฿18.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$0.79
฿29.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$0.59
฿21.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.62
฿22.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.46
฿16.91
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Kabul
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN246
|
$4.57
฿168.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN753
|
$24.32
฿894.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN502,105
|
$31,287.73
฿1,151,082.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN418
|
$9.68
฿356.19
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Kabul
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN43,934
|
$17.10
฿629.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,018
|
$290.79
฿10,698.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,961
|
$207.49
฿7,633.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,705
|
$49.43
฿1,818.53
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for childcare
Kabul
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,162
|
$334.45
฿12,304.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,463
|
$9,908.05
฿364,519.32
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Kabul
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN167
|
$1.90
฿69.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$1.94
฿71.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
$3.61
฿132.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN907
|
$47.07
฿1,731.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN188
|
$5.63
฿207.21
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Kabul
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,199
|
$40.39
฿1,486.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,141
|
$27.03
฿994.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,259
|
$82.02
฿3,017.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,441
|
$65.30
฿2,402.27
|
|
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