Beijing vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$1271
🏠 One person rent	$596	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$403
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	29
😀 Quality of life	77	13
🏙️ Population	21.9M	4.27M

The cost of living in Beijing is 78% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 5141st and 7801st ($1067 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in China and Afghanistan, respectively. Check China vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 763rd and 9123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Kabul

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	Beijing	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.04	$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$8.83
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$99.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	21.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$9.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$0.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$0.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$2.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$1452

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$469
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$358
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$476
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$441
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$338
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$374
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$467
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$372
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$354
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$323
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$439
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$450
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$456
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$672
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$328
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$521
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$277
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$344
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$319
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$330
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$388
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$285
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$371
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$312
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$280
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$358
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$335
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$308
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$487