Kabul vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$2017
🏠 One person rent
$200
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$799
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
33
18
😀 Quality of life
25
47
🏙️ Population
5.33M
6.49M

The cost of living in Kabul is 29% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8823rd and 7479th ($473 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 91st 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 Shangrao. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Shangrao ranked 204th in China, while ranked 8992nd and 6989th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Shangrao

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Kabul Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$4424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$2203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$5.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$5.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$30231

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$433
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$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
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$586
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$610
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$594
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$617
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$428
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$628
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$595
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$598
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$697
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$682
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$539
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$667
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$599
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$544
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$634
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$654
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$634
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$644
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$763
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$705
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$646
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$579
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$602
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$665
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$860
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$656
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$603
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$652
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$588
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$680
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$661
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$680
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$630
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$677
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$643
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$651
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$682
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$668
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$603
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$633