Kabul vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$1578
🏠 One person rent
$200
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$397
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$792
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
33
25
😀 Quality of life
25
46
🏙️ Population
5.33M
6.23M

The cost of living in Kabul is 21% less expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 8823rd and 7971st ($473 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 230th 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 230th in China, while ranked 8992nd and 7058th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Xinyang

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Kabul Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$2.3
🥤 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
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$64.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$3525
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$1853
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$3.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.81
🧅 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
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$361
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$8982

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$433
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$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
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$590
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$594
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$596
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$591
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$561
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$639
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$608
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$526
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$599
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$585
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$543
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$624
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$572
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$653
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$578
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$556
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$598
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$575
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$554
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$570
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$601
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$542
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$555
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$657
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$615
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$645
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$491
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$589
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$544
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$520
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$682
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$647
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$509
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$651
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$540
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$596
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$518
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$523
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$634
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$562