Kabul vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kabul	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$458	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1016	$1968
🏠 One person rent	$195	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$267	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.9	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$475
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	30	31
😀 Quality of life	33	57
🏙️ Population	4.27M	120K

The cost of living in Kabul is 44% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 8842nd and 6620th ($458 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Afghanistan and Thailand, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kabul compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Pattaya ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 8609th and 6140th 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	$2.45	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$1.19	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.7	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.8	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$111	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.1	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$95.2	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.06%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$505	$2484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$260	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.78	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.22	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$9.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.81	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.2	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.23	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.4	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.1	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$18	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.6	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$19.7	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1486	$10383

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$401
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$354
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$396
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$393
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$334
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$364
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$428
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$354
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$351
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$344
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$443
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$432
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$376
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$712
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$277
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$436
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$294
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$372
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$265
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$351
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$363
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$333
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$320
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$340
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$291
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$403
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$303
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$302
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$362
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$311
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$316
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$439

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$787
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$718
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$774
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$958
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$724
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$736
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$635
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$571
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$553
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$650
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$741
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$622
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$593
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$727
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$578
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$635
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$581
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$515
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$498