Kabul vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$200
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$1360
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
33
94
😀 Quality of life
25
89
🏙️ Population
5.33M
4.05M

The cost of living in Kabul is 57% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8823rd and 5023rd ($473 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 8992nd and 252nd 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
$2.79
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$18576

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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
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$610
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$617
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602