Kabul vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$211
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$827
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
33
21
😀 Quality of life
26
46
🏙️ Population
5.33M
6.56M

The cost of living in Kabul is 17% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8650th and 7943rd ($504 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 8929th and 7142nd 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
$3.18
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$13867

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$456
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$381
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$447
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$447
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619