Changchun vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Changchun	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$601	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1555	$1271
🏠 One person rent	$253	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$387	$403
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.4	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$971	$188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	73	29
😀 Quality of life	53	13
🏙️ Population	9.07M	4.27M

The cost of living in Changchun is 0.4% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 7772nd and 7801st ($601 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 308th and 1st in China and Afghanistan, respectively. Check China vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Changchun compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Changchun ranked 44th best city to live in China vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 6042nd and 9123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changchun vs Kabul

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	Changchun	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$8.83
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$201	$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$624	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$260	$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$99.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	21.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2679	$451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4090	$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.99	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$9.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$0.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.97	$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.93	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.94	$2.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.3	$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.1	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$285	$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14935	$1452

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Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$572
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$541
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$567
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$531
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$585
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$524
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$588
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$558
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$529
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$531
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$550
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$583
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$536
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$672
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$554
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$534
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$618
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$474
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$535
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$533
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$557
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$511
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$514
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$577
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$517
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$589
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$523
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$506
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$512
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$636
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$524
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$512
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$527
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$537

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