Kabul vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$276
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$949
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
29
70
😀 Quality of life
21
68
🏙️ Population
4.27M
12.7M

The cost of living in Kabul is 44% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7972nd and 5170th ($567 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 0.9 months in Suzhou. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 8953rd and 3722nd 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
$2.48
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$4.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$4.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$22097

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$449
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$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
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645