Kabul vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$285
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$1368
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
84
😀 Quality of life
13
80
🏙️ Population
4.27M
3.03M

The cost of living in Kabul is 36% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7801st and 6052nd ($599 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 9123rd and 496th 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
$2.69
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$13638

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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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716