Kabul vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$200
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$1411
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
33
85
😀 Quality of life
25
86
🏙️ Population
5.33M
2.87M

The cost of living in Kabul is 51% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8823rd and 5984th ($473 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Afghanistan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 8992nd and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Taichung

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Kabul Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$17495

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$433
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$368
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$425
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$429
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$360
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$464
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$264
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$367
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$353
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$298
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$417
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$318
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$382
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$308
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$379
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$326
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$467

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665