Kabul vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$200
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$1619
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
33
94
😀 Quality of life
25
89
🏙️ Population
5.33M
2.44M

The cost of living in Kabul is 62% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8823rd and 4661st ($473 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 8992nd and 266th 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
$2.79
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$18442

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105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602