Chongqing vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chongqing	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2020	$1271
🏠 One person rent	$226	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$403
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$890	$188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	87	29
😀 Quality of life	72	13
🏙️ Population	32.1M	4.27M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 11% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 7185th and 7801st ($662 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 1st in China and Afghanistan, respectively. Check China vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 1966th and 9123rd 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	$3.96	$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$8.83
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$333	$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.98	$99.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.52%	21.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2378	$451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.18	$9.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$0.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$0.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.51	$2.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27717	$1452

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$575
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$607
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$618
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$642
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$609
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$682
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$609
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$574
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$625
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$568
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$627
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$600
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$594
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$611
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$577
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$593
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$624
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$660
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$588
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$587
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$591
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$550
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$612
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$572
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$570
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$605
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$581
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$559
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$614
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$604
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$555
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$596
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$596
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$613
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556

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