Dongguan vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1271
🏠 One person rent
$257
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$403
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
69
29
😀 Quality of life
69
13
🏙️ Population
10.5M
4.27M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 13% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 7055th and 7801st ($678 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 1st in China and Afghanistan, respectively. Check China vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 3115th and 9123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Kabul

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Dongguan Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$8.83
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.75
 Cappuccino
$2.89
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$99.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
21.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$9.29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$2.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$1452

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$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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