Kabul vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$200
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$1024
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
33
95
😀 Quality of life
25
77
🏙️ Population
5.33M
17.5M

The cost of living in Kabul is 50% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8823rd and 6106th ($473 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8992nd and 1113th 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
$2.79
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$22916

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$433
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$368
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$425
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$429
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$360
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$464
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$264
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$367
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$353
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$298
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$417
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$318
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$382
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$308
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$379
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$326
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$467

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638