Kabul vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$285
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$1044
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
29
70
😀 Quality of life
13
67
🏙️ Population
4.27M
12.7M

The cost of living in Kabul is 41% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7801st and 5553rd ($599 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 9123rd and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Suzhou

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Kabul Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$26560

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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
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645