Kabul vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$200
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$1212
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
33
93
😀 Quality of life
25
87
🏙️ Population
5.33M
2.35M

The cost of living in Kabul is 50% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8823rd and 6085th ($473 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 8992nd and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Taoyuan

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Kabul Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$17081

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$433
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$368
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$425
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$429
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$360
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$464
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$264
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$367
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$353
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$298
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$417
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$318
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$382
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$308
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$379
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$326
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$467

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464