Guangzhou vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$1271
🏠 One person rent
$333
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$403
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
97
29
😀 Quality of life
75
13
🏙️ Population
18.7M
4.27M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 27% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 6602nd and 7801st ($763 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 1st in China and Afghanistan, respectively. Check China vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 1036th and 9123rd 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
$3.58
$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$8.83
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$3.75
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$99.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
21.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$9.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$2.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$1452

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

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