Kabul vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$1506
🏠 One person rent
$200
$153
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$261
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$604
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
33
31
😀 Quality of life
25
46
🏙️ Population
5.33M
7.06M

The cost of living in Kabul is 10% less expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 8823rd and 8565th ($473 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 466th in Afghanistan and China, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Luoyang ranked 232nd in China, while ranked 8992nd and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Luoyang

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Kabul Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$24.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$9.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$2053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$1347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$8.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$5.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$19226

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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 Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$514
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$506
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$518
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$516
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$518
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$523
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$507
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$516
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$516
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$489
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$534
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$520
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$529
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$511
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$518
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$542
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$509
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$522
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$517
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$512
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$491
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$489
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$506
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$498
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$483
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$551
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$659
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$526
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$505
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$578
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$510
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$543
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$531
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$494
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$531
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$569
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$555
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$521
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$598