Kabul vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$474
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1052
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$203
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$302
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.8
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$218
$1050
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
30
93
😀 Quality of life
14
83
🏙️ Population
4.27M
2.33M

The cost of living in Kabul is 46% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8769th and 6171st ($474 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Afghanistan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 9071st and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.38
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.34
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.54%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$404
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$202
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.8
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.12
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.97
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.8
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.15
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.2
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.4
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$17.2
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1356
$18619

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$366
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$381
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$346
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$394
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$366
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$364
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$382
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$442
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$596
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$401
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$414
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$458
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$593
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$605
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$354
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$468
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$389
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$273
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$342
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$306
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$373
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$354
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$266
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$392
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$305
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$361
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$281
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$374
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$321
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
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$821
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$897
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$1073
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$1181
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$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
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$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
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$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
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$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443