Kabul vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$285
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$1275
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
29
74
😀 Quality of life
13
80
🏙️ Population
4.27M
1.87M

The cost of living in Kabul is 29% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 7801st and 6292nd ($599 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 Tainan. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 9123rd and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$18526

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$469
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$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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719