Cost of Living Comparison Between Kabul and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Kabul and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Kabul is 56% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 67.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kabul is 62.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 76.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.62 ؋170

$4.60 ฿143

-43.04%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.97 ؋710

$46.64 ฿1,447

-76.48%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.37 ؋283

$8.46 ฿263

-48.35%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.24 ؋145

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.70 ؋110

Cappuccino

$1.06 ؋68.4

$2.98 ฿92.4

-64.43%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.34 ؋21.82

$0.73 ฿22.61

-53.42%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.14 ؋8.88

$0.39 ฿12.16

-64.10%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.45 ฿75.9

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.62 ฿112

Milk (1 liter)

$0.71 ؋46.00

$2.26 ฿70.1

-68.58%

White Bread (500g)

$0.19 ؋12.43

$1.82 ฿56.3

-89.56%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.69 ؋109

$2.26 ฿70.2

-25.22%

Eggs

$1.42 ؋91.9

$2.24 ฿69.5

-36.61%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.82 ؋247

$20.00 ฿621

-80.90%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.44 ؋223

$3.81 ฿118

-9.71%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.97 ؋386

$13.12 ฿407

-54.50%

Apples (1kg)

$0.57 ؋37.10

$3.22 ฿100.0

-82.30%

Banana (1kg)

$0.76 ؋49.39

$1.63 ฿50.6

-53.37%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.70 ؋45.33

$2.29 ฿70.9

-69.43%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.43 ؋28.14

$2.01 ฿62.3

-78.61%

Potato (1kg)

$0.45 ؋29.06

$1.56 ฿48.26

-71.15%

Onion (1kg)

$0.46 ؋29.72

$1.50 ฿46.56

-69.33%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.25 ؋16.19

$1.02 ฿31.53

-75.49%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.33 ؋21.23

$0.52 ฿16.24

-36.54%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.81 ؋117

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.95 ؋61.7

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.47 ؋94.9

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.66 ؋172

$4.45 ฿138

-40.22%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.40 ฿633

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.76 ฿54.6

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.68 ฿83.3

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.23 ؋14.91

$1.36 ฿42.06

-83.09%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$9.90 ؋641

$11.60 ฿360

-14.66%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.75 ؋113

$3.03 ฿94.0

-42.24%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.55 ؋35.61

$1.03 ฿31.98

-46.60%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.58 ؋167

$14.04 ฿436

-81.62%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.94 ؋60.9

$1.30 ฿40.40

-27.69%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$7,985 ؋516.8K

$27.8K ฿864.1K

-71.33%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$32.0K ؋2.1M

$33.8K ฿1.0M

-5.46%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$50.9 ؋3,292

$124 ฿3,850

-59.02%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$13.77 ؋891

$13.81 ฿428

-0.29%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$91.6 ؋5,929

$18.79 ฿583

387.44%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$8.68 ؋562

$60.7 ฿1,882

-85.69%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$3.87 ؋250

$16.93 ฿525

-77.14%

Cinema Ticket

$2.12 ؋138

$9.11 ฿283

-76.73%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$18.54 ؋1,200

$682 ฿21.2K

-97.28%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,450 ؋93.9K

$15.9K ฿494.1K

-90.89%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$9.47 ؋613

$58.4 ฿1,810

-83.77%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$17.06 ؋1,104

$34.32 ฿1,065

-50.29%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$32.85 ؋2,127

$116 ฿3,598

-71.67%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$28.32 ؋1,833

$83.2 ฿2,581

-65.96%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$85.0 ؋5,505

$614 ฿19.0K

-86.14%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$57.6 ؋3,730

$448 ฿13.9K

-87.15%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$199 ؋12.9K

$2,077 ฿64.4K

-90.39%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$113 ؋7,296

$1,473 ฿45.7K

-92.35%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$749 ؋48.5K

$4,225 ฿131.1K

-82.28%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$416 ؋26.9K

$3,062 ฿95.0K

-86.42%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$344 ؋22.3K

$548 ฿17.0K

-37.30%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

18.5

5.33

247.09%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Kabul: February 13, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 12, 2026

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