Kabul vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$458
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1016
$1354
🏠 One person rent
$195
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.9
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$608
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
30
70
😀 Quality of life
33
65
🏙️ Population
4.27M
10.6M

The cost of living in Kabul is 9% less expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 8842nd and 8645th ($458 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 489th in Afghanistan and China, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kabul compared to 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Shijiazhuang ranked 42nd in China, while ranked 8609th and 5294th 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
$2.45
$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.19
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.7
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.8
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$361
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$111
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.1
$84.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.2
$6.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.06%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$505
$2373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$260
$1658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.78
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.22
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.81
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.2
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.23
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.4
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.6
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$19.7
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1486
$4870

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$401
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$354
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$396
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$393
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$404
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$334
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$364
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$428
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$354
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$351
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$344
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$443
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$416
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$432
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$376
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$680
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$712
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$277
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$436
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$294
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$372
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$265
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$351
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$363
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$333
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$320
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$340
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$291
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$403
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$303
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$302
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$362
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$311
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$368
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$316
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$439

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$535
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$527
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$523
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$574
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$533
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$548
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$505
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$550
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$572
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$499
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$454
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$456
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$544
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$558
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$543
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$565
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$552
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$553
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$480
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$495
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$546
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$634
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$634
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$502
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$724
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$638
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$516
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$544
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$534
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$654
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$580
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$689
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$619
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$748
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$707