Dongguan vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$1114
🏠 One person rent
$265
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$298
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
67
33
😀 Quality of life
71
26
🏙️ Population
10.5M
5.33M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 38% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 7308th and 8650th ($694 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 2nd in China and Afghanistan, respectively. Check China vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 3241st and 8929th 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
$2.21
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$8.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$83.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$49.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$6.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$5.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$2.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$2.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$45.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$20.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$1302

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51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$456
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$381
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$447
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$447
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469