Kabul vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$200
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$776
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
33
21
😀 Quality of life
25
46
🏙️ Population
5.33M
6.56M

The cost of living in Kabul is 21% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8823rd and 7929th ($473 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 8992nd and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Shaoyang

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Kabul Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$11939

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$433
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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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615