Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 5.3% cheaper than Thailand overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 25.1% less in Afghanistan
- Groceries
-
pay 53.4% less in Afghanistan
- Transportation
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pay 24.8% less in Afghanistan
- Housing
-
pay 3.3 times more in Afghanistan
- Childcare
-
pay 87.6% less in Afghanistan
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 24.6% less in Afghanistan
- Clothing
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pay 56.3% less in Afghanistan
Expenses including childcare, clothing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Afghanistan. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Afghanistan.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 25.1% less for restaurants
Thailand
|
Afghanistan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB76.92
|
$2.34
AFN167
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB198.48
|
$4.88
AFN349
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB23.23
|
$0.48
AFN34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB12.51
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
pay 53.4% less for groceries
Thailand
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB46.13
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB269.11
|
$1.99
AFN143
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB220.39
|
$2.40
AFN172
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB67.47
|
$1.73
AFN124
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB42.54
|
$1.49
AFN106
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB40.58
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.16
|
$0.38
AFN27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB26.88
|
$0.33
AFN23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB21.71
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB22.82
|
$0.21
AFN15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB17.66
|
$0.16
AFN12
|
|
pay 24.8% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB147.29
|
$4.06
AFN290
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB838.52
|
$15.44
AFN1,104
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,034,020.82
|
$8,439.56
AFN603,429
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB318.68
|
$11.80
AFN844
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB564.92
|
$189.66
AFN13,561
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB12,832.58
|
$88.17
AFN6,304
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,425.98
|
$59.20
AFN4,233
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,819.09
|
$100.63
AFN7,195
|
|
pay 87.6% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,264.47
|
$37.05
AFN2,649
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB341,047.50
|
$1,462.66
AFN104,580
|
|
pay 24.6% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB72.52
|
$4.14
AFN296
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB62.62
|
$1.05
AFN75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB126.84
|
$1.90
AFN136
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,608.66
|
$11.46
AFN819
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB178.73
|
$3.29
AFN235
|
|
pay 56.3% less for clothing
Thailand
|
Afghanistan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,273.23
|
$15.11
AFN1,081
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB968.01
|
$18.99
AFN1,357
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,729.31
|
$26.51
AFN1,896
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,161.33
|
$25.50
AFN1,823
|
|
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