Bangkok vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangkok	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2947	$1271
🏠 One person rent	$425	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$1110	$403
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	89	29
😀 Quality of life	74	13
🏙️ Population	5.68M	4.27M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 66% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 5738th and 7801st ($994 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 1355th and 9123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Kabul

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	Bangkok	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.03	$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$8.83
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.1	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$99.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	21.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2650	$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$9.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$0.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.8	$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$0.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$2.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.8	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$662	$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13758	$1452

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$739
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$613
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$800
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$676
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$703
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$570
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$697
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$533
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$806
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$612
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$555
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$745
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1168
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$635
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$919
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$783

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$469
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$358
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$476
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$441
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$338
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$374
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$467
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$372
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$354
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$323
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$439
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$450
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$456
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$672
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$328
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$521
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$277
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$344
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$319
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$330
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$388
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$285
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$371
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$312
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$280
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$358
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$335
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$308
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$487