Kabul vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$2052
🏠 One person rent	$203	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$636
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$958
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	30	90
😀 Quality of life	14	70
🏙️ Population	4.27M	13.9M

The cost of living in Kabul is 31% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8769th and 6956th ($474 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 64th in Afghanistan and China, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 9071st and 2306th 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	$2.38	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$18215

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$665
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$649
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$756
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$679
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$702
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1016
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$592
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$618
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$680
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$635
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$472
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$638
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$642
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$581
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$638
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$584
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$815
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$711
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$689
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$564
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$590
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$533
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$524
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$577
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$600
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$553
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$504
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$616