Kabul vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$200
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$892
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
33
53
😀 Quality of life
25
71
🏙️ Population
5.33M
9.4M

The cost of living in Kabul is 30% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8823rd and 7431st ($473 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 80th 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 Ningbo. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 8992nd and 3738th 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
$2.79
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$15051

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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 Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525