Kabul vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$211
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$1768
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
33
94
😀 Quality of life
26
90
🏙️ Population
5.33M
2.43M

The cost of living in Kabul is 60% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8650th and 4646th ($504 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 Taipei. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 8929th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Taipei

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Kabul Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.18
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$16947

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612