Kabul vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$276
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
29
96
😀 Quality of life
21
80
🏙️ Population
4.27M
17.5M

The cost of living in Kabul is 40% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7972nd and 5744th ($567 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 Shenzhen. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8953rd and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Shenzhen

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Kabul Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.48
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$1.75
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$24305

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584