Kabul vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$458
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1016
$1522
🏠 One person rent
$195
$237
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.9
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$695
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
30
28
😀 Quality of life
33
46
🏙️ Population
4.27M
6.23M

The cost of living in Kabul is 22% less expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 8842nd and 7962nd ($458 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 232nd 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 1.2 months in Xinyang. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Xinyang ranked 230th in China, while ranked 8609th and 6973rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.45
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$0.56
☕ Cappuccino
$1.19
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.7
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.8
$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$426
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$111
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.1
$75.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.2
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.06%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$505
$3517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$260
$1888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.78
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.22
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.81
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.2
$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.23
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.4
$24.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$6.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.6
$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$19.7
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1486
$7825

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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
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$574
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$582
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$580
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$579
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$552
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$629
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$592
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$526
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$585
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$570
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$553
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$609
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$567
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$639
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$581
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$563
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$582
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$561
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$542
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$555
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$595
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$544
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$553
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$646
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$599
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$632
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$507
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$575
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$535
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$523
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$671
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$631
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$517
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$638
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$533
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$590
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$522
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$525
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$625
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$546