Kabul vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$1715
🏠 One person rent	$203	$523
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$319
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$854
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	30	21
😀 Quality of life	14	40
🏙️ Population	4.27M	6.71M

The cost of living in Kabul is 47% less expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 8769th and 6043rd ($474 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 13th in Afghanistan and China, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 0.9 months in Yancheng. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Yancheng ranked 236th in China, while ranked 9071st and 6955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Yancheng

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	Kabul	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.38	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$3.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$1065
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$2495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$1901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$4.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$6.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$3.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$43.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$22179

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476

Cities near Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$665
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$665
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$621
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$668
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$643
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$644
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$644
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$620
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$613
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$603
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$636
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$592
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$643
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$536
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$607
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$657
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$602
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$702
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$620
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$621
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$631
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$746
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$572
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$670
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$587
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$575
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$701
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$695
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$654
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$566
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$665
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$868
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$700
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$541
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$505
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$984