Kabul vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$276
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
29
93
😀 Quality of life
21
86
🏙️ Population
4.27M
2.29M

The cost of living in Kabul is 34% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7972nd and 6163rd ($567 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 8953rd and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.48
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$13937

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$347
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$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
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$917
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$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
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$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716