Kabul vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$1325
🏠 One person rent
$200
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$705
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
33
58
😀 Quality of life
25
68
🏙️ Population
5.33M
10.6M

The cost of living in Kabul is 4% less expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 8823rd and 8757th ($473 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 518th 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 1.4 months in Shijiazhuang. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Shijiazhuang ranked 38th in China, while ranked 8992nd and 4718th 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
$2.79
$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$5006

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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
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$519
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$524
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$521
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$525
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$558
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$528
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$550
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$512
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$562
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$568
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$508
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$466
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$468
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$542
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$562
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$540
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$572
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$545
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$567
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$492
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$518
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$555
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$645
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$646
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$523
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$734
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$621
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$505
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$540
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$531
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$610
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$666
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$584
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$659
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$630
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$770
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716