Kabul vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$458
$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1016
$1451
🏠 One person rent
$195
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.9
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$593
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
30
33
😀 Quality of life
33
46
🏙️ Population
4.27M
7.06M

The cost of living in Kabul is 11% less expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 8842nd and 8584th ($458 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 473rd in Afghanistan and China, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kabul compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Luoyang ranked 229th in China, while ranked 8609th and 6971st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.45
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$1.19
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.7
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.8
$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$111
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.1
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.2
$9.46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.06%
4.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$505
$2004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$260
$1337
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.78
$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.22
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$8.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.81
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$5.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.2
$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.23
$5.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.4
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$3.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.6
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$19.7
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1486
$16794

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$401
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$354
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$396
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$393
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$404
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$334
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$364
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$428
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$354
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$351
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$344
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$443
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$416
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$432
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$376
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$680
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$712
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$277
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$436
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$294
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$372
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$265
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$351
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$363
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$333
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$320
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$340
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$291
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$403
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$303
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$302
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$362
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$311
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$368
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$316
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$439

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Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$510
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$503
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$515
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$516
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$517
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$525
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$506
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$518
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$513
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$489
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$537
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$523
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$518
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$504
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$522
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$544
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$517
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$506
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$505
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$501
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$507
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$502
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$511
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$506
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$478
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$536
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$689
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$526
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$491
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$581
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$499
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$553
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$534
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$479
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$527
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$572
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$553
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$517
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$582