Kabul vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$200
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$1151
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
33
97
😀 Quality of life
25
74
🏙️ Population
5.33M
12.3M

The cost of living in Kabul is 28% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 8823rd and 7564th ($473 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 107th 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 6th in China, while ranked 8992nd and 2134th 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
$2.79
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.76
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$3218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$1620
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$3.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$8927

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$433
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$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
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$639
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$657
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$645
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$599
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$682
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$634
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$651
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$615
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$591
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$608
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$599
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$590
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$602
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$594
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$575
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$605
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$599
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$610
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$589
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$563
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$579
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$561
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$554
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$562
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$568
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$647
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$529
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$603
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$570
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$539
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$544
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$596
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$552
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$595
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$584