Hangzhou vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$831
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2349
$1181
🏠 One person rent
$391
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$725
$383
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.8
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1013
$175
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
91
29
😀 Quality of life
72
21
🏙️ Population
11.9M
4.27M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 47% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 6270th and 7972nd ($831 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in China and Afghanistan, respectively. Check China vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Hangzhou compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Hangzhou ranked 10th best city to live in China vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 2093rd and 8953rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Kabul

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Hangzhou Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.3
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$895
$295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$596
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.39%
14.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6914
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4027
$259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.3
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.39
$8.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$3.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.14
$2.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.54
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.7
$41.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$22.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26569
$1370

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49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$755
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$707
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$725
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$720
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$707
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$811
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$677
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$694
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$687
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$771
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$789
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1190
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$731
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$731
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1074
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$713
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$719
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$688
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$690
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$713
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$644
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$675
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$741
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$625
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$651
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$682
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$898
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$645
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$625
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$763
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$524
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$746
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$735
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$682
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$740

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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