Hengyang vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hengyang	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$590	$474
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$1052
🏠 One person rent	$216	$203
🏘️ Family rent	$311	$302
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.7	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$729	$218
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	44	30
😀 Quality of life	43	14
🏙️ Population	6.65M	4.27M

The cost of living in Hengyang is 25% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 7767th and 8769th ($590 vs $474) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 276th and 3rd 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 Hengyang compared to 0.5 months in Kabul. Hengyang ranked 140th best city to live in China vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 6669th and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hengyang vs Kabul

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	Hengyang	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.64	$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$9.34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$90
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$517	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$199	$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.8	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	18.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3292	$404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3135	$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.58	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.21	$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.69	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$2.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.23	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.4	$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.3	$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$307	$17.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8454	$1356

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Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$579
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$609
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$582
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$592
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$553
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$724
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$577
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$570
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$586
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$590
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$755
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$600
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$564
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$480
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$761
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$579
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$596
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$522
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$758
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$569
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$533
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$549
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$539
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$591
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$573
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$794
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$635
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$556
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$506
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$585
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476