Kabul vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$276
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
84
😀 Quality of life
21
83
🏙️ Population
4.27M
3.03M

The cost of living in Kabul is 43% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7972nd and 5356th ($567 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 8953rd and 343rd 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
$2.48
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$13893

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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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721