Guangzhou vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$1114
🏠 One person rent
$342
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$298
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
33
😀 Quality of life
77
26
🏙️ Population
18.7M
5.33M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 56% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 6854th and 8650th ($785 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 2nd in China and Afghanistan, respectively. Check China vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 1149th and 8929th 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
$2.93
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$8.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$83.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$49.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$6.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$5.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$2.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$2.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$45.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$20.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$1302

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Kabul

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