Kabul vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$1895
🏠 One person rent
$200
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$1075
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
33
81
😀 Quality of life
25
74
🏙️ Population
5.33M
13.9M

The cost of living in Kabul is 29% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8823rd and 7496th ($473 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 93rd 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 1.6 months in Tianjin. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 8992nd and 2445th 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
$2.79
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$19275

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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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$656
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$646
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$630
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$767
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$621
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$697
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$572
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1044
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$734
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$645
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$562
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$673
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$626
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$468
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$584
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$632
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$528
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$512
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$492
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$558
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$466
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$748
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$660
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$525
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$521
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$508
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$524
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$519
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$540
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$562
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$566
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$554
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$547