Kabul vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$1722
🏠 One person rent
$211
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$1177
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
33
97
😀 Quality of life
26
74
🏙️ Population
5.33M
12.3M

The cost of living in Kabul is 23% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 8650th and 7573rd ($504 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 121st 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 1.8 months in Wuhan. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Wuhan ranked 7th in China, while ranked 8929th and 1885th 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
$3.18
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$31.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$2935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$1523
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$8347

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$456
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$381
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$447
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$447
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$643
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$664
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$649
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$600
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$691
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$638
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$658
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$619
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$595
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$610
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$600
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$600
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$589
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$618
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$593
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$573
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$608
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$615
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$623
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$587
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$565
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$587
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$562
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$556
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$554
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$570
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$650
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$535
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$612
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$575
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$542
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$551
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$599
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$556
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$589