Kabul vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$211
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$1068
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
33
99
😀 Quality of life
26
76
🏙️ Population
5.33M
24.9M

The cost of living in Kabul is 56% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8650th and 4880th ($504 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 8929th and 1178th 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
$3.18
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$27610

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$456
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$381
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$447
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$447
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789