Hong Kong vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hong Kong	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2753	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6771	$1271
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$3862	$403
🍽️ Food expenses	$522	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$223	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4007	$188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	29
😀 Quality of life	88	13
🏙️ Population	7.41M	4.27M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 360% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 379th and 7801st ($2753 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in China and Afghanistan, respectively. Check China vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 205th and 9123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Kabul

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	Hong Kong	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.31	$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$8.83
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.51	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1530	$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4948	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3273	$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$99.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	21.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$29105	$451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18561	$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$9.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.38	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$0.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.8	$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$0.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$0.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$95	$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$2.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.4	$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1053	$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22381	$1452

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$958
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$641
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1590
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$491
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$678
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$629
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$830
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$763
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$1014
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$602
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$824
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$801
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$808
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$839
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$895
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$726
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$852
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$592
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$795
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$819
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$783
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$774
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$774
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$780
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$813
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$746
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$794
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$713
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$807
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$671
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$725
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$821
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$623

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$469
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$358
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$476
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$441
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$338
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$374
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$467
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$372
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$354
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$323
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$439
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$450
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$456
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$672
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$328
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$521
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$277
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$344
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$319
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$330
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$388
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$285
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$371
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$312
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$280
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$358
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$335
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$308
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$487