Kabul vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$285
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$67.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$623
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
29
71
😀 Quality of life
13
61
🏙️ Population
4.27M
10.6M

The cost of living in Kabul is 18% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 7801st and 8633rd ($599 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 531st 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 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Shijiazhuang ranked 35th in China, while ranked 9123rd and 5079th 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
$2.69
$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$2374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$1669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.57
🌊 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
$10
$3.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$71.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$4947

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$469
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$358
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$476
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$441
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$457
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$338
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$374
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$467
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$372
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$354
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$323
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$439
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$376
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$450
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$456
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$655
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$672
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$328
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$521
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$373
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$277
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$344
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$319
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$388
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$285
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$371
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$312
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$280
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$358
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$335
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$376
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$308
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$487

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$547
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$555
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$568
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$588
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$614
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$572
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$575
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$605
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$632
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$637
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$616
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$677
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$482
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$608
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$620
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$609
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$611
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$634
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$577
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$598
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$670
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$500
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$649
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$675
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$679
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$507
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$769
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$720
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$538
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$597
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$608
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$619
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$648
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$668
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$747
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$693
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$729
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$734