Kabul vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$200
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$759
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
33
49
😀 Quality of life
25
71
🏙️ Population
5.33M
8.78M

The cost of living in Kabul is 25% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8823rd and 7679th ($473 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 137th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 8992nd and 3611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Quanzhou

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Kabul Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$9536

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105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$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
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943