Kabul vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kabul	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$473	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1051	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$200	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$280	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.2	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$120	$487
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	33	31
😀 Quality of life	25	59
🏙️ Population	5.33M	120K

The cost of living in Kabul is 46% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 8823rd and 6471st ($473 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 8992nd and 6065th 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	$2.79	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.56	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$1.38	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$108	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$72.2	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$196	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$127	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.8	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.8%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$579	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$300	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.25	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.07	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$11.7	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.13	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.1	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.8	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$20.2	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1540	$12044

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$433
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$368
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$425
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$423
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$429
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$323
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$454
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$370
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$369
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$488
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$360
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$464
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$704
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$427
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$457
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$381
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$702
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$735
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$279
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$338
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$463
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$302
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$378
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$264
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$367
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$371
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$348
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$330
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$257
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$353
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$298
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$417
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$318
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$382
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$308
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$379
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$326
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$467

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$846
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$768
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$1027
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$788
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$763
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$575
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$845
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$782
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$587
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$612
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$760
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$581
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$652
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$593
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$535
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$514