Kabul vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$474
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1052
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$203
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$302
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.8
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$218
$1355
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
30
84
😀 Quality of life
14
81
🏙️ Population
4.27M
3.03M

The cost of living in Kabul is 47% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8769th and 6071st ($474 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Afghanistan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 9071st and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.38
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.34
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.54%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$404
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$202
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.8
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.12
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.97
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.8
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.15
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.2
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.4
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$17.2
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1356
$18658

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$386
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$303
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$389
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$366
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$381
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$346
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$394
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$366
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$364
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$382
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$442
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$596
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$401
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$414
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$458
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$593
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$605
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$354
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$468
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$389
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$273
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$342
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$306
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$373
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$354
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$266
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$392
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$305
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$361
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$281
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$374
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$321
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$476

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671