Kabul vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$1410
🏠 One person rent
$276
$137
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$86.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$577
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
29
34
😀 Quality of life
21
43
🏙️ Population
4.27M
7.06M

The cost of living in Kabul is 14% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 7972nd and 8516th ($567 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 536th 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 238th in China, while ranked 8953rd and 6813th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.48
$2.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$4.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$151
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$97.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$20.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$31.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$8.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$1993
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$3.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$8.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$19.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$75.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$10091

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$449
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$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
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$525
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$524
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$538
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$539
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$543
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$554
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$544
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$542
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$531
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$583
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$600
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$570
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$580
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$506
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$554
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$605
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$563
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$600
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$580
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$566
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$599
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$579
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$585
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$541
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$612
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$739
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$589
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$589
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$642
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$578
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$608
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$617
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$586
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$640
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$746
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$622
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$578
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$584