Hong Kong vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hong Kong	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2718	$458
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6205	$1016
🏠 One person rent	$1790	$195
🏘️ Family rent	$3191	$267
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$153
🚐 Transport expenses	$230	$76.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1245	$104
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	30
😀 Quality of life	83	33
🏙️ Population	7.41M	4.27M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 494% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 532nd and 8842nd ($2718 vs $458) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in China and Afghanistan, respectively. Check China vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.2 months in Kabul. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 548th and 8609th 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	$8.11	$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.23	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.01	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2068	$93.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1498	$62.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3648	$172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2751	$111
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$48.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$95.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26310	$505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16253	$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67	$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.12	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.5	$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$0.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$1.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.7	$10.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$2.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.1	$18
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$34.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1018	$19.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22102	$1486

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$878
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$662
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1746
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$518
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$662
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$608
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$829
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$758
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$941
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$589
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$827
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$766
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$777
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$816
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$892
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$454
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$669
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$809
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$765
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$773
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$780
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$766
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$897
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$750
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$726
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$697
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$707
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$677
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$693
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$901
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$546
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598

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