Bangkok vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$474
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$1052
🏠 One person rent	$416	$203
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$302
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	89	30
😀 Quality of life	74	14
🏙️ Population	5.68M	4.27M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 98% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 5822nd and 8769th ($941 vs $474) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Thailand and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 0.5 months in Kabul. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 1221st and 9071st 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	$2.97	$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$9.34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$90
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	18.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$2.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$17.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$1356

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476