Kabul vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$458
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1016
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$195
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.9
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$940
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
30
89
😀 Quality of life
33
74
🏙️ Population
4.27M
13.9M

The cost of living in Kabul is 29% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8842nd and 7452nd ($458 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 98th in Afghanistan and China, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kabul compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 8609th and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.45
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.19
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.7
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.8
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$111
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.1
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.2
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.06%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$505
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$260
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.78
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.22
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.81
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.2
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.23
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.4
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.6
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$19.7
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1486
$18657

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$401
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$354
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$396
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$393
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$404
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$334
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$364
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$428
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$354
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$351
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$344
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$443
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$416
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$432
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$376
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$680
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$712
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$277
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$436
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$294
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$372
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$265
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$351
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$363
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$333
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$320
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$340
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$291
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$403
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$303
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$302
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$362
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$311
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$368
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$316
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$439

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573