Kabul vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$285
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$758
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
29
61
😀 Quality of life
13
53
🏙️ Population
4.27M
9.4M

The cost of living in Kabul is 18% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 7801st and 6747th ($599 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 63rd 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 months in Ningbo. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 9123rd and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$12898

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$469
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$358
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$476
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$441
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$457
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$338
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$374
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$467
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$372
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$354
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$323
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$439
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$376
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$450
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$456
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$655
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$672
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$328
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$521
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$373
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$277
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$344
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$319
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$388
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$285
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$371
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$312
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$280
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$358
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$335
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$376
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$308
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$487

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538