Kabul vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$276
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
29
95
😀 Quality of life
21
87
🏙️ Population
4.27M
2.6M

The cost of living in Kabul is 52% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7972nd and 4516th ($567 vs $1169) 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 8953rd and 209th 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
$2.48
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$19102

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105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589