Guangzhou vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$1051
🏠 One person rent
$354
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$120
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
33
😀 Quality of life
74
25
🏙️ Population
18.7M
5.33M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 65% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 6835th and 8823rd ($782 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 3rd in China and Afghanistan, respectively. Check China vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 2285th and 8992nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Kabul

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Guangzhou Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$9.56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$72.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$85.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
12.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$2.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$11.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$20.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$1540

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Kabul

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