Hong Kong vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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