Kabul vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$474
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1052
$2684
🏠 One person rent
$203
$361
🏘️ Family rent
$302
$819
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.8
$96.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$218
$1264
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
30
80
😀 Quality of life
14
83
🏙️ Population
4.27M
2.73M

The cost of living in Kabul is 50% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 8769th and 5750th ($474 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Afghanistan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Kaohsiung ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 9071st and 417th 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
$2.38
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.34
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90
$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.54%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$404
$4370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$202
$2797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.8
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$8.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$3.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$1.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$9.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.12
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.97
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.8
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.15
$9.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.2
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$8.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$83
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.4
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$17.2
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1356
$10905

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$386
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$303
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$389
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$366
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$381
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$346
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$394
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$366
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$364
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$382
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$442
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$596
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$401
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$414
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$458
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$593
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$605
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$354
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$468
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$389
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$273
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$342
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$306
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$373
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$354
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$266
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$392
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$305
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$361
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$281
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$374
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$321
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$476

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$814
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$788
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$747
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$770
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$796
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$813
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$894
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$728
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$897
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1073
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$627
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$688
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$669
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$443
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$569
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$649
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$603
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$630
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$936
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$431
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$764
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$726
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$601
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$601