Kabul vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$2025
🏠 One person rent
$285
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$679
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
29
24
😀 Quality of life
13
38
🏙️ Population
4.27M
7.82M

The cost of living in Kabul is 23% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 7801st and 6542nd ($599 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd 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 316th in China, while ranked 9123rd and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$18304

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$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
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$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
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$633
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1433
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$613
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$819
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$623
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$688
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$599
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$598
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$619
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$670
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$528
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$639
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$630
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$826
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$673
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$610
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$568
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$559
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$612
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$620
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$623
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$586
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$522
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$588
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$648
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$571
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$565
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$541
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$612
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$659
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$593
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$538
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$524
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$611
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$587
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$580
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$502
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$542