Kabul vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$211
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$1386
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
33
94
😀 Quality of life
26
90
🏙️ Population
5.33M
4.04M

The cost of living in Kabul is 55% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8650th and 4931st ($504 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Afghanistan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 8929th and 183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs New Taipei

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Kabul New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.18
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$21429

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612