Kabul vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$200
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$1411
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
33
80
😀 Quality of life
25
87
🏙️ Population
5.33M
2.72M

The cost of living in Kabul is 53% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 8823rd and 5666th ($473 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Afghanistan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 8992nd and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Kaohsiung

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Kabul Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$11481

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$433
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$368
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$425
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$429
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$360
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$464
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$264
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$367
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$353
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$298
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$417
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$318
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$382
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$308
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$379
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$326
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$467

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610