Kabul vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$285
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$1012
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
29
90
😀 Quality of life
13
71
🏙️ Population
4.27M
13.9M

The cost of living in Kabul is 16% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 7801st and 6862nd ($599 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 81st 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 9123rd and 2285th 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
$2.69
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$1.82
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$4.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$16590

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$469
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$358
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$476
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$441
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$457
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$338
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$374
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$467
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$372
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$354
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$323
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$439
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$376
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$450
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$456
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$655
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$672
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$328
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$521
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$373
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$277
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$344
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$319
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$388
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$285
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$371
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$312
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$280
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$358
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$335
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$376
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$308
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$487

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618