Kabul vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$276
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
29
71
😀 Quality of life
21
63
🏙️ Population
4.27M
10.6M

The cost of living in Kabul is 17% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 7972nd and 8597th ($567 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 537th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Shijiazhuang ranked 31st in China, while ranked 8953rd and 4919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.48
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$4869

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$449
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$347
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$455
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$437
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$352
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$307
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$445
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$335
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$311
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$238
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$389
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$331
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$446
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$330
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$629
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$638
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$278
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$513
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$364
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$344
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$281
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$337
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$303
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$289
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$277
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$393
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$313
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$307
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$260
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$240
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$328
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$298
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$337
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$268
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$484

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$525
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$545
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$569
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$549
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$539
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$569
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$592
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$587
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$598
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$650
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$466
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$599
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$587
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$601
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$583
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$613
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$576
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$573
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$621
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$509
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$572
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$594
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$633
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$650
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$522
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$713
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$633
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$521
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$570
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$617
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$625
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$643
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$572
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$739
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$607
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$707
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$733