Kabul vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$285
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$1789
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
29
95
😀 Quality of life
13
86
🏙️ Population
4.27M
2.6M

The cost of living in Kabul is 48% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7801st and 4715th ($599 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.5 months in Taipei. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 9123rd and 311th 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
$2.69
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$18424

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$469
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$358
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$476
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$441
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$457
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$338
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$374
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$467
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$372
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$354
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$323
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$439
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$376
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$450
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$456
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$655
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$672
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$328
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$521
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$373
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$277
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$344
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$319
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$388
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$285
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$371
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$312
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$280
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$358
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$335
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$376
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$308
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$487

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605