Kabul vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$211
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$1504
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
33
80
😀 Quality of life
26
88
🏙️ Population
5.33M
2.71M

The cost of living in Kabul is 48% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 8650th and 5770th ($504 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 8929th and 281st 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
$3.18
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$13326

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$456
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$381
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$447
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$447
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617