Kabul vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$211
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$1351
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
33
65
😀 Quality of life
26
74
🏙️ Population
5.33M
12.7M

The cost of living in Kabul is 37% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8650th and 6776th ($504 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 8929th and 2020th 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
$3.18
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$20341

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105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$456
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$381
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$447
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$447
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635