Kabul vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$211
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$938
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
33
95
😀 Quality of life
26
76
🏙️ Population
5.33M
17.5M

The cost of living in Kabul is 49% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8650th and 5618th ($504 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8929th and 1163rd 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
$3.18
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$21140

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$456
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$381
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$447
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$447
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648