Kabul vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$458
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1016
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$195
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.9
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$1051
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
30
93
😀 Quality of life
33
84
🏙️ Population
4.27M
2.33M

The cost of living in Kabul is 51% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8842nd and 5995th ($458 vs $942) 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 0.2 months in Kabul compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 8609th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.45
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.19
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.7
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.8
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$111
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.1
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.2
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.06%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$505
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$260
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.78
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.22
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.81
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.2
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.23
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.4
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.6
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$19.7
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1486
$14970

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$401
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$354
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$396
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$393
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$404
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$334
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$364
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$428
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$354
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$351
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$344
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$443
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$416
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$432
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$376
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$680
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$712
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$277
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$436
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$294
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$372
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$265
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$351
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$363
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$333
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$320
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$340
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$291
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$403
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$303
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$302
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$362
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$311
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$368
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$316
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$439

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451