Kabul vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kabul	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$504	$839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1114	$2090
🏠 One person rent	$211	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$298	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$177	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.4	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$146	$474
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	33	31
😀 Quality of life	26	59
🏙️ Population	5.33M	120K

The cost of living in Kabul is 40% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 8650th and 6606th ($504 vs $839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Afghanistan and Thailand, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 8929th and 6029th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Pattaya

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	Kabul	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.5	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.24	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$1.6	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$83.1	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$223	$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$145	$599
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.7	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.5	$90.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88.2	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$664	$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$346	$1488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.2	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.58	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.37	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.49	$2.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.3	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.54	$7.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$3.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.5	$39.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.8	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$20.9	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1302	$13971

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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

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$809
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$724
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$794
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$996
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$787
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$762
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$616
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$718
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$601
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$567
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$735
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$582
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$776
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$564
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$668
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$601
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$530
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508