Kabul vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kabul	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$599	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1271	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$285	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$403	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.7	$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$188	$739
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	29	85
😀 Quality of life	13	68
🏙️ Population	4.27M	9.07M

The cost of living in Kabul is 17% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 7801st and 8584th ($599 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 526th 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 Shenyang. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 9123rd and 3326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Shenyang

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	Kabul	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.83	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.92	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.75	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.3	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$99.3	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.36%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$451	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.29	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.32	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.56	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.3	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.34	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.99	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.6	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.1	$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23.8	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1452	$25284

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$469
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$358
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$476
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$441
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$338
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$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
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$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

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511