Dongguan vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$1051
🏠 One person rent
$259
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$120
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
67
33
😀 Quality of life
71
25
🏙️ Population
10.5M
5.33M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 41% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 7469th and 8823rd ($666 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 3rd in China and Afghanistan, respectively. Check China vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 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 3662nd and 8992nd 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
$2.36
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$9.56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$72.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$85.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
12.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$6.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$2.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$11.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$20.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$1540

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$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$433
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$368
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$425
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$429
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$360
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$464
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$264
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$367
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$353
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$298
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$417
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$318
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$382
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$308
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$379
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$326
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$467