Changsha vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1438
$1181
🏠 One person rent
$178
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$383
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$175
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
95
29
😀 Quality of life
70
21
🏙️ Population
10M
4.27M

The cost of living in Changsha is 6% less expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 8258th and 7972nd ($533 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 1st in China and Afghanistan, respectively. Check China vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 2707th and 8953rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Kabul

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Changsha Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.3
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
14.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2091
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5529
$259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$8.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$2.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$41.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$22.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5569
$1370

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40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$578
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$555
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$585
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$575
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$565
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$573
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$570
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$604
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$554
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$587
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$530
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$579
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$574
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$577
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$602
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$558
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$581
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$647
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$613
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$584
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$586
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$609
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$580
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$752
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$620
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$669
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$538
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$646
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$697
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$585
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$661
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$605
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$685
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$647
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$574

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$449
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$347
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$455
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$437
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$352
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$307
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$445
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$335
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$311
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$238
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$389
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$331
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$446
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$330
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$629
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$638
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$278
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$513
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$364
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$344
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$281
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$337
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$303
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$289
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$277
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$393
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$313
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$307
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$260
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$240
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$328
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$298
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$337
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$268
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$484