Kabul vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$458
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1016
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$195
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.9
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$1459
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
30
85
😀 Quality of life
33
83
🏙️ Population
4.27M
3.03M

The cost of living in Kabul is 55% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8842nd and 5518th ($458 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Afghanistan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kabul compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 8609th and 541st 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
$2.45
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.19
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.7
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.8
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$111
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.1
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.2
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.06%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$505
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$260
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.78
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.22
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.81
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.2
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.23
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.4
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.6
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$19.7
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1486
$19915

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$401
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$354
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$396
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$393
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$404
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$334
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$364
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$428
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$354
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$351
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$344
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$443
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$416
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$432
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$376
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$680
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$712
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$277
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$436
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$294
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$372
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$265
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$351
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$363
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$333
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$320
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$340
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$291
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$403
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$303
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$302
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$362
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$311
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$368
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$316
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$439

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650