Hengyang vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hengyang	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$622	$458
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$1016
🏠 One person rent	$246	$195
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$267
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$153
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.3	$76.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$704	$104
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	43	30
😀 Quality of life	49	33
🏙️ Population	6.65M	4.27M

The cost of living in Hengyang is 36% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 7637th and 8842nd ($622 vs $458) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 136th and 3rd in China and Afghanistan, respectively. Check China vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Hengyang compared to 0.2 months in Kabul. Hengyang ranked 143rd best city to live in China vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 6726th and 8609th 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	$2.7	$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.11	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$280	$93.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$189	$62.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$492	$172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$203	$111
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$48.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$95.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2989	$505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2356	$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.5	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$1.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.71	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.3	$10.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$2.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.26	$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$18
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.2	$34.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$317	$19.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7438	$1486

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Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$584
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$634
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$527
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$603
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$584
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$564
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$750
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$612
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$592
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$569
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$571
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$618
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$765
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$660
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$593
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$897
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$571
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$595
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$546
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$766
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$572
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$511
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$547
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$587
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$590
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$568
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$777
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$625
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$548
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$526
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$596
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$589
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$401
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$354
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$396
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$393
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$334
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$364
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$428
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$354
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$351
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$344
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$443
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$432
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$376
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$712
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$277
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$436
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$294
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$372
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$265
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$351
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$363
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$333
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$320
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$340
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$291
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$403
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$303
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$302
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$362
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$311
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$316
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$439