Kabul vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$2619
🏠 One person rent
$276
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$1088
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
29
81
😀 Quality of life
21
84
🏙️ Population
4.27M
2.73M

The cost of living in Kabul is 39% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 7972nd and 5786th ($567 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 8953rd and 320th 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
$2.48
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$2.08
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$12618

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105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$449
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$347
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$455
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$437
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$352
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$307
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$445
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$335
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$311
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$238
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$389
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$331
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$446
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$330
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$629
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$638
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$278
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$513
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$364
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$344
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$281
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$337
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$303
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$289
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$277
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$393
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$313
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$307
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$260
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$240
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$328
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$298
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$337
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$268
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$484

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655