Kabul vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$276
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$643
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
29
24
😀 Quality of life
21
41
🏙️ Population
4.27M
7.82M

The cost of living in Kabul is 24% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 7972nd and 6604th ($567 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 53rd 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 Shangqiu. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 8953rd and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.48
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$14498

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$307
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$445
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$335
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$311
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$238
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$389
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$331
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$446
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$330
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$629
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$638
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$278
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$513
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$364
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$344
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$281
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$337
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$303
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$289
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$277
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$393
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$313
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$307
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$260
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$240
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$328
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$298
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$337
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$268
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
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Distance City Cost of living
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$621
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1400
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$604
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$746
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$541
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$668
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$584
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$594
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$617
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$640
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$532
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$626
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$616
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$801
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$660
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$599
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$563
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$554
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$608
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$599
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$613
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$585
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$506
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$583
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$640
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$570
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$579
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$542
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$610
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$651
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$532
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$605
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$589
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$550
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$583
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$543