Chongqing vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$458
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$1016
🏠 One person rent	$180	$195
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$267
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$153
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$76.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$104
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	87	30
😀 Quality of life	74	33
🏙️ Population	32.1M	4.27M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 22% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 8185th and 8842nd ($561 vs $458) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 3rd 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 Chongqing compared to 0.2 months in Kabul. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 2237th and 8609th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Kabul

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	Chongqing	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.82	$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$93.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$62.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$111
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$48.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.46	$95.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$1.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$10.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$2.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$18
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$34.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$19.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$1486

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$542
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$569
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$562
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$645
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$573
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$551
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$598
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$538
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$570
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$551
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$591
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$538
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$557
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$601
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$635
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$563
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$571
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$563
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$528
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$569
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$557
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$552
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$588
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$558
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$544
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$536
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$580
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$567
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$562
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$568
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$571
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$537

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$401
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$354
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$396
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$393
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$334
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$364
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$428
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$354
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$351
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$344
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$443
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$432
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$376
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$712
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$277
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$436
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$294
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$372
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$265
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$351
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$363
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$333
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$320
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$340
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$291
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$403
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$303
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$302
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$362
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$311
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$316
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$439