Hangzhou vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$899
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2417
$1114
🏠 One person rent
$438
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$752
$298
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.5
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$922
$146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
84
33
😀 Quality of life
72
26
🏙️ Population
11.9M
5.33M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 78% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 6257th and 8650th ($899 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 months in Hangzhou compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Hangzhou ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 3005th and 8929th 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
$4.08
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$8.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$549
$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$83.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$600
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.6
$49.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7694
$664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3840
$346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$6.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$5.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$2.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.81
$2.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.4
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$45.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$20.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25159
$1302

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$670
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$667
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$696
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$661
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$798
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$663
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$611
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$660
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$684
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1147
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$708
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$678
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1030
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$636
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$677
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$658
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$571
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$646
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$628
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$645
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$686
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$623
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$581
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$643
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$671
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$644
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$651
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$627
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$725
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$674
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$687
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$659
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$789

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