Kabul vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kabul	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$458	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1016	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$195	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$267	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.9	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$733
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	30	85
😀 Quality of life	33	71
🏙️ Population	4.27M	9.07M

The cost of living in Kabul is 17% less expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 8842nd and 8245th ($458 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 8609th and 3667th 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	$2.45	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.19	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.7	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.8	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$111	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.1	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$95.2	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.06%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$505	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$260	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.78	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.22	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.81	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.2	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.23	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.4	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.1	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$18	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.6	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$19.7	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1486	$24707

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501