Kabul vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Kabul Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$476
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1002
$1825
🏠 One person rent
$222
$238
🏘️ Family rent
$311
$456
🍽️ Food expenses
$150
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.2
$87.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$237
$857
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
30
98
😀 Quality of life
25
72
🏙️ Population
4.27M
12.3M

The cost of living in Kabul is 26% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 8586th and 7165th ($476 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 203rd 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Wuhan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 8851st and 2078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Wuhan

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Kabul Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.21
$3.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.55
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$305
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$281
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$166
$349
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.9
$28.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.1
$42.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.86%
4.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$447
$4593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$258
$2570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.2
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.22
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.29
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.21
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$34.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.19
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.8
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.2
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$73.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$30.3
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$19.4
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1169
$17684

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$393
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$305
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$349
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$399
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$376
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$270
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$267
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$382
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$290
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$286
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$392
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$265
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$355
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$579
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$316
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$378
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$322
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$572
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$575
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$250
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$282
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$410
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$313
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$331
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$277
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$252
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$296
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$267
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$313
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$233
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$390
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$308
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$379
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$254
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$253
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$335
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$330
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$325
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$256
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$380

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$617
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$650
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$686
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$661
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$605
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$691
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$656
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$662
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$591
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$625
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$641
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$612
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$625
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$594
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$634
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$632
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$633
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$644
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$668
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$596
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$678
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$627
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$610
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$609
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$657
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$620
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$616
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$586
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$609
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$685
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$627
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$671
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$637
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$618
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$673
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$656
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$593
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$621
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$713