Kabul vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$200
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$879
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
33
99
😀 Quality of life
25
75
🏙️ Population
5.33M
24.9M

The cost of living in Kabul is 58% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8823rd and 4971st ($473 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8992nd and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Shanghai

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Kabul Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$27781

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Distance City Cost of living
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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765