Kabul vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$211
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$1162
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
33
81
😀 Quality of life
26
74
🏙️ Population
5.33M
13.9M

The cost of living in Kabul is 26% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8650th and 7400th ($504 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 83rd in Afghanistan and China, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 8929th and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Tianjin

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Kabul Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.18
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$16559

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$456
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$381
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$447
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$447
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546