Hefei vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$707
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$1181
🏠 One person rent
$269
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$483
$383
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$933
$175
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
93
29
😀 Quality of life
67
21
🏙️ Population
9.37M
4.27M

The cost of living in Hefei is 25% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 6756th and 7972nd ($707 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd and 1st in China and Afghanistan, respectively. Check China vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Hefei ranked 28th best city to live in China vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 3921st and 8953rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Kabul

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Hefei Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$554
$295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$388
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.3
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.87%
14.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$8.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.85
$3.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$2.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.6
$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.41
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$41.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$238
$22.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8280
$1370

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$696
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696

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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