Cost of living comparison

 Thailand
compared to
 Afghanistan
Afghanistan vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Afghanistan is 5.3% cheaper than Thailand overall.

Restaurants
pay 25.1% less in Afghanistan
Groceries
pay 53.4% less in Afghanistan
Transportation
pay 24.8% less in Afghanistan
Housing
pay 3.3 times more in Afghanistan
Childcare
pay 87.6% less in Afghanistan
Entertainment and Sports
pay 24.6% less in Afghanistan
Clothing
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.

Afghanistan vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Thailand, you would:

pay 25.1% less for restaurants

 
Thailand
Afghanistan
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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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pay 56.3% less for clothing

 
Thailand
Afghanistan
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

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025
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