Kabul vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$1761
🏠 One person rent
$276
$270
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$75.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$853
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
29
28
😀 Quality of life
21
44
🏙️ Population
4.27M
6.23M

The cost of living in Kabul is 14% less expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 7972nd and 7132nd ($567 vs $658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 162nd 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 Xinyang. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Xinyang ranked 204th in China, while ranked 8953rd and 6731st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.48
$3.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$57.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$4031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$2204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$3.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$5.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$5.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$63.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$13167

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$307
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$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
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Distance City Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$629
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$639
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$651
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$624
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$614
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$650
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$643
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$589
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$605
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$589
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$608
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$620
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$594
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$646
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$642
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$617
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$584
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$601
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$624
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$660
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$605
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$622
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$685
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$586
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$661
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$599
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$604
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$570
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$697
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$702
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$563
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$669
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$601
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$596
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$554
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$554
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$647
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$574