Kabul vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$285
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$1084
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
29
93
😀 Quality of life
13
83
🏙️ Population
4.27M
2.33M

The cost of living in Kabul is 31% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7801st and 6227th ($599 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 9123rd and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$13630

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150 km or 93 mi Khost
$441
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$457
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$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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$828
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$864
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$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
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$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691