Kabul vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$474
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1052
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$203
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$302
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.8
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$218
$1362
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
30
73
😀 Quality of life
14
81
🏙️ Population
4.27M
1.87M

The cost of living in Kabul is 42% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8769th and 6380th ($474 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 9071st and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Tainan

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Kabul Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.38
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.34
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.54%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$404
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$202
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.8
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.12
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.97
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.8
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.15
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.2
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.4
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$17.2
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1356
$6108

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$303
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$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
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$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682