Kabul vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$1713
🏠 One person rent	$203	$249
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$443
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$732
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	83 km
🎓 Higher education	30	19
😀 Quality of life	14	38
🏙️ Population	4.27M	9.71M

The cost of living in Kabul is 25% less expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 8769th and 7346th ($474 vs $632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 147th in Afghanistan and China, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 1.2 months in Nanyang. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Nanyang ranked 320th in China, while ranked 9071st and 7198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Nanyang

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	Kabul	Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.38	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$41.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$60.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$3166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$344
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$12899

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Cities near Kabul

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

Cities near Nanyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Dengzhou	$600
98 km or 61 mi	Wugang	$571
99 km or 62 mi	Zaoyang	$591
105 km or 66 mi	Laohekou	$582
108 km or 67 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
109 km or 68 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
110 km or 68 mi	Xiangyang	$604
134 km or 83 mi	Ruzhou	$538
140 km or 87 mi	Zhumadian	$637
145 km or 90 mi	Yicheng	$577
152 km or 95 mi	Luohe	$591
155 km or 96 mi	Yuzhou	$552
163 km or 101 mi	Suizhou	$621
165 km or 103 mi	Xuchang	$586
169 km or 105 mi	Shiyan	$576
169 km or 105 mi	Dengfeng	$529
174 km or 108 mi	Xinyang	$655
178 km or 110 mi	Changge	$547
185 km or 115 mi	Luoyang	$505
188 km or 117 mi	Xinmi	$528
191 km or 119 mi	Xinzheng	$538
193 km or 120 mi	Yanshi	$509
196 km or 122 mi	Guangshui	$619
199 km or 124 mi	Gongyi	$522
204 km or 126 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
208 km or 129 mi	Zhoukou	$580
214 km or 133 mi	Mengzhou	$505
214 km or 133 mi	Xingyang	$519
220 km or 137 mi	Jingmen	$588
221 km or 137 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
222 km or 138 mi	Anlu	$615
226 km or 140 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
226 km or 141 mi	Jingshan	$584
228 km or 142 mi	Lingbao	$559
232 km or 144 mi	Jiyuan	$520
233 km or 145 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
236 km or 146 mi	Qinyang	$504
249 km or 155 mi	Yingcheng	$600
251 km or 156 mi	Dangyang	$558
256 km or 159 mi	Jiaozuo	$479