Kabul vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$458
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1016
$2330
🏠 One person rent
$195
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.9
$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$1477
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
30
74
😀 Quality of life
33
83
🏙️ Population
4.27M
1.87M

The cost of living in Kabul is 49% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8842nd and 6262nd ($458 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Tainan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 8609th and 549th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.45
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$1.19
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.7
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.8
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$111
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.1
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.2
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.06%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$505
$3267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$260
$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.78
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.22
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$18.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.81
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.2
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.23
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.4
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.6
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$19.7
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1486
$6518

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$401
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$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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$914
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$894
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$854
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$894
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$914
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$1006
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$695
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$993
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$868
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$942
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$901
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$802
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1135
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$615
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1313
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$621
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$707
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1030
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$634
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$628
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$454
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$451
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$697
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$579
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$628
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1078
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$669
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$616
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$671
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$941
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$700
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1079
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$753
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$766
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$600
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$608
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$696