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Afghanistan vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Afghanistan is 13.0% cheaper than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.6% less in Afghanistan
Groceries: pay 55.6% less in Afghanistan
Transportation: pay 33.1% less in Afghanistan
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Afghanistan
Childcare: pay 86.9% less in Afghanistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.3% less in Afghanistan
Clothing: pay 59.8% less in Afghanistan

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

Afghanistan vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Thailand, you would:

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pay 33.6% less for restaurants

	Thailand	Afghanistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.67 THB84.03	$2.44 AFN158	-8.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99 THB219.96	$3.89 AFN253	-44.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 THB23.11	$0.45 AFN30	-38.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 THB11.32	$0.21 AFN13	-42.9%
Average			-33.6%

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pay 55.6% less for groceries

	Thailand	Afghanistan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 THB44.29	$0.20 AFN13	-85.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.88 THB247.91	$2.26 AFN147	-71.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 THB225.35	$2.59 AFN168	-63.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 THB65.10	$1.53 AFN99	-26.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 THB44.41	$1.65 AFN108	+17.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 THB41.77	$0.26 AFN17	-80.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 THB18.64	$0.41 AFN26	-31.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 THB28.25	$0.34 AFN22	-61.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 THB23.69	$0.24 AFN16	-68.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB22.40	$0.21 AFN14	-70.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB19.40	$0.19 AFN12	-69.5%
Average			-55.6%

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pay 33.1% less for transportation

	Thailand	Afghanistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 THB151.96	$4.06 AFN264	-16.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 THB884.33	$16.25 AFN1,056	-42.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,471.21 THB958K	$9,043.81 AFN588K	-70.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.53 THB331.13	$10.12 AFN658	-3.9%
Average			-33.1%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Thailand	Afghanistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.52 THB582.48	$194.20 AFN12,623	+948.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$414.60 THB13,038.52	$87.87 AFN5,712	-78.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.86 THB8,392.26	$51.69 AFN3,360	-80.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.46 THB1,901.37	$63.00 AFN4,095	+4.2%
Average			+198.3%

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pay 86.9% less for childcare

	Thailand	Afghanistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$359.13 THB11,293.99	$46.37 AFN3,014	-87.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,104.31 THB349K	$1,476.83 AFN95,994	-86.7%
Average			-86.9%

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pay 20.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	Afghanistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.15 THB67.75	$4.87 AFN317	+126.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 THB61.98	$1.11 AFN72	-43.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.31 THB135.68	$1.92 AFN125	-55.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.45 THB1,681.02	$10.12 AFN658	-81.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.32 THB198.66	$3.32 AFN216	-47.4%
Average			-20.3%

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pay 59.8% less for clothing

	Thailand	Afghanistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.08 THB1,166.12	$11.08 AFN720	-70.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.48 THB927.09	$17.72 AFN1,152	-39.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.15 THB2,866.51	$33.97 AFN2,208	-62.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.13 THB2,173.88	$23.20 AFN1,508	-66.4%
Average			-59.8%

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