Bangkok vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$1114
🏠 One person rent	$434	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$298
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$146
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	89	33
😀 Quality of life	74	26
🏙️ Population	5.68M	5.33M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 98% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 5606th and 8650th ($996 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Thailand and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 2044th and 8929th 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	$3.36	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$8.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$3.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$83.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$49.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$6.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$5.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$2.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$2.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$45.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$20.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$1302

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$456
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$381
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$447
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$438
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$447
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$394
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$468
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$373
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$373
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$493
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$371
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$496
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$734
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$446
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$470
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$391
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$737
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$773
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$280
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$350
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$473
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$306
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$393
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$253
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$379
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$382
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$359
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$335
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$344
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$303
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$440
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$339
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$309
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$401
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$313
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$396
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$332
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$469