Kabul vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$200
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$664
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
33
68
😀 Quality of life
25
68
🏙️ Population
5.33M
12.6M

The cost of living in Kabul is 7% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8823rd and 8643rd ($473 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 498th 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 Zhengzhou. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 8992nd and 4641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Zhengzhou

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Kabul Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$21713

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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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556