Kabul vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$211
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$1198
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
33
53
😀 Quality of life
26
73
🏙️ Population
5.33M
9.4M

The cost of living in Kabul is 24% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8650th and 7558th ($504 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 114th 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 1.8 months in Ningbo. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 8929th and 2343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Ningbo

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Kabul Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.18
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$15801

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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
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538