Kabul vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$1387
🏠 One person rent
$211
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$339
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$800
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
33
58
😀 Quality of life
26
68
🏙️ Population
5.33M
10.6M

The cost of living in Kabul is 3% less expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 8650th and 8567th ($504 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 492nd 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 1.5 months in Shijiazhuang. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Shijiazhuang ranked 36th in China, while ranked 8929th and 4412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Shijiazhuang

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Kabul Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.18
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$53
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$6.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$1671
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$3.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$35
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$5149

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$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
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$541
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$541
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$541
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$539
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$556
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$541
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$567
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$525
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$579
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$574
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$522
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$480
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$480
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$550
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$576
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$549
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$556
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$580
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$549
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$511
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$539
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$574
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$666
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$666
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$538
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$764
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$623
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$508
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$549
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$538
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$629
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$684
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$599
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$637
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$645
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$789
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$740