Kabul vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kabul	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$458	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1016	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$195	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$267	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.9	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$671
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	30	24
😀 Quality of life	33	45
🏙️ Population	4.27M	6.56M

The cost of living in Kabul is 24% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8842nd and 7790th ($458 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 167th in Afghanistan and China, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kabul compared to 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 8609th and 7090th 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	$2.45	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.19	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.7	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.8	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$111	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.1	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$95.2	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.06%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$505	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$260	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.78	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.22	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.81	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.2	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.23	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.4	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.1	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$18	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.6	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$19.7	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1486	$10279

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$401
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$354
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$396
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$393
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$334
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$364
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$428
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$354
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$351
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$344
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$443
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$432
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$376
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$712
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$277
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$436
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$294
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$372
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$265
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$351
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$363
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$333
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$320
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$340
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$291
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$403
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$303
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$302
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$362
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$311
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$316
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$439

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599