Kabul vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$276
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$833
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
29
98
😀 Quality of life
21
71
🏙️ Population
4.27M
12.3M

The cost of living in Kabul is 12% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 7972nd and 7238th ($567 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 185th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Wuhan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 8953rd and 2438th 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
$2.48
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$11975

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$449
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$347
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$455
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$437
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$352
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$307
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$445
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$335
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$311
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$238
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$389
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$331
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$446
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$330
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$629
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$638
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$278
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$513
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$364
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$344
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$281
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$337
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$303
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$289
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$277
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$393
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$313
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$307
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$260
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$240
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$328
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$298
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$337
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$268
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$484

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$620
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$650
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$685
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$661
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$605
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$697
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$647
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$669
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$586
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$624
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$643
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$602
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$589
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$629
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$647
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$639
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$604
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$664
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$609
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$604
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$574
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$671
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$601
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$574
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$580
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$702
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$558
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$687
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$624
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$538
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$708
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$651
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$574
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$599
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$575