Kabul vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$578
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$1586
🏠 One person rent
$200
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$723
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
33
17
😀 Quality of life
25
44
🏙️ Population
5.33M
9.71M

The cost of living in Kabul is 18% less expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 8823rd and 8149th ($473 vs $578) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 300th 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 1.3 months in Nanyang. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Nanyang ranked 322nd in China, while ranked 8992nd and 7322nd 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
$2.79
$2.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$41.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$9.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$2935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$1639
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$2.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$22.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$14394

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$555
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$526
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$561
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$544
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$540
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$542
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$570
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$523
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$596
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$554
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$543
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$520
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$594
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$491
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$553
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$518
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$596
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$509
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$525
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$516
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$518
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$514
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$590
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$516
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$575
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$598
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$506
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$516
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$589
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$511
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$591
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$572
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$585
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$517
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$518
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$529
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$507
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$599
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$562
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$489