Bangkok vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2711
$1181
🏠 One person rent
$405
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$383
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$175
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
89
29
😀 Quality of life
75
21
🏙️ Population
5.68M
4.27M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 59% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 5960th and 7972nd ($902 vs $567) 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 1087th and 8953rd 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
$2.64
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
14.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5297
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.71
$8.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$3.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$2.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$41.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$22.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12289
$1370

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$704
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$716
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$677
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$594
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$617
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$648
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$665
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$653
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$614
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$619
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$571
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$614
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$539
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$496
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$587
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$532
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$702
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$566
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$605
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$500
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$642
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1233
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$554
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$569
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$802
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$524
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$555
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$815
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$659
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$710

Cities near Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$449
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$347
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$455
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$437
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$352
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$307
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$445
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$335
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$311
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$238
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$389
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$331
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$446
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$330
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$629
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$638
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$278
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$513
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$364
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$344
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$281
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$337
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$303
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$289
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$277
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$393
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$313
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$307
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$260
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$240
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$328
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$298
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$337
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$268
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$484