Kabul vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$276
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
29
74
😀 Quality of life
21
82
🏙️ Population
4.27M
1.87M

The cost of living in Kabul is 38% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 7972nd and 5887th ($567 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.4 months in Tainan. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 8953rd and 364th 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
$2.48
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$11040

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$449
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$347
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$455
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$437
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$352
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$307
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$445
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$335
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$311
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$238
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$389
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$331
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$446
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$330
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$629
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$638
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$278
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$513
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$364
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$344
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$281
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$337
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$303
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$289
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$277
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$393
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$313
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$307
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$260
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$240
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$328
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$298
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$337
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$268
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$484

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741