Kabul vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$458
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1016
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$195
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.9
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$575
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
30
77
😀 Quality of life
33
68
🏙️ Population
4.27M
12.6M

The cost of living in Kabul is 9% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8842nd and 8651st ($458 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 8609th and 4484th 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
$2.45
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.19
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.7
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.8
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$111
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.1
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.2
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.06%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$505
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$260
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.78
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.22
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.81
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.2
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.23
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.4
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.6
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$19.7
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1486
$19556

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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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563