Kabul vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$458
$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1016
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$195
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.9
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$768
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
30
60
😀 Quality of life
33
57
🏙️ Population
4.27M
9.4M

The cost of living in Kabul is 36% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8842nd and 7025th ($458 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 46th in Afghanistan and China, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kabul compared to 1.1 months in Ningbo. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 8609th and 6133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.45
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.19
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.7
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.8
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$111
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.1
$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.2
$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.06%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$505
$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$260
$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.78
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.22
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.81
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.2
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.23
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.4
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.6
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$19.7
$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1486
$15234

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$401
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$354
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$396
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$393
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$404
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$334
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$364
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$428
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$354
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$351
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$344
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$443
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$416
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$432
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$376
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$680
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$712
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$277
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$436
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$294
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$372
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$265
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$351
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$363
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$333
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$320
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$340
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$291
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$403
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$303
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$302
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$362
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$311
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$368
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$316
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$439

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$576
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$740
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$666
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$597
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$826
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1128
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1003
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$672
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$631
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$673
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$771
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$586
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$632
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$696
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$679
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$696
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$753
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$612
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$674
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$642
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$547
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$700
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$634
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$637
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$639
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$601
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$621
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$604
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$659
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$622
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$630
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$597
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$597
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$620
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$634
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$618
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$531