Kabul vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kabul Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$1546
🏠 One person rent
$211
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$268
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$624
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
33
31
😀 Quality of life
26
49
🏙️ Population
5.33M
7.06M

The cost of living in Kabul is 7% less expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 8650th and 8441st ($504 vs $540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 447th 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 146th in China, while ranked 8929th and 6749th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Kabul vs Luoyang

Prices for goods and services in Kabul and Luoyang are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Kabul Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.18
$3.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$306
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$25.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$38.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$2113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$1404
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$3.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$8.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$3.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$3.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$19544

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kabul

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 Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$524
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$513
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$525
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$522
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$522
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$529
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$513
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$520
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$520
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$492
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$538
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$516
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$537
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$523
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$514
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$533
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$504
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$529
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$525
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$520
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$487
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$484
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$502
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$491
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$457
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$562
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$637
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$521
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$515
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$575
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$524
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$519
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$538
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$502
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$533
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$555
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$555
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$530
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$610