Kabul vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$1606
🏠 One person rent
$276
$133
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
29
85
😀 Quality of life
21
70
🏙️ Population
4.27M
9.07M

The cost of living in Kabul is 17% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 7972nd and 8600th ($567 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 538th 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 1.6 months in Shenyang. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Shenyang ranked 18th in China, while ranked 8953rd and 2673rd 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
$2.48
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$62
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$235
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$1816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$9.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$19578

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$449
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$347
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$455
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$437
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$352
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$307
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$445
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$335
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$311
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$238
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$389
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$331
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$446
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$330
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$629
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$638
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$278
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$513
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$364
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$344
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$281
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$337
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$303
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$289
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$277
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$393
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$313
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$307
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$260
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$240
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$328
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$298
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$337
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$268
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$484

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$449
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$502
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$510
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$536
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$515
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$517
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$524
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$520
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$536
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$519
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$537
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$550
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$523
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$513
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$523
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$565
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$531
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$560
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$559
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$541
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$543
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$515
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$585
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1574
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$595
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$566
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$557
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$526
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$562
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$512
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$551
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$606
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$555
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1544
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$585
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$589
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$612
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1555
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1538
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$529