Kabul vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$211
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$1386
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
33
73
😀 Quality of life
26
72
🏙️ Population
5.33M
1.85M

The cost of living in Kabul is 46% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8650th and 6014th ($504 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 8929th and 2806th 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
$3.18
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$5481

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$456
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$381
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$447
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$447
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686