Kabul vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$200
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$1446
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
33
73
😀 Quality of life
25
72
🏙️ Population
5.33M
1.85M

The cost of living in Kabul is 48% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8823rd and 6264th ($473 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 8992nd and 2963rd 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
$2.79
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$5587

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$433
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$368
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$425
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$429
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$360
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$464
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$264
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$367
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$353
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$298
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$417
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$318
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$382
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$308
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$379
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$326
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$467

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697