Guangzhou vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1181
🏠 One person rent
$333
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$383
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$175
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
97
29
😀 Quality of life
75
21
🏙️ Population
18.7M
4.27M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 31% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 6607th and 7972nd ($742 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in China and Afghanistan, respectively. Check China vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 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 955th and 8953rd 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
$4.17
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
14.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$8.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$2.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$41.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$22.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$1370

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$449
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$347
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$455
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$437
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$352
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$307
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$445
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$335
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$311
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$238
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$389
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$331
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$446
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$330
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$629
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$638
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$278
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$513
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$364
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$344
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$281
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$337
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$303
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$289
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$277
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$393
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$313
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$307
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$260
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$240
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$328
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$298
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$337
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$268
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$484