Kabul vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kabul Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$276
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
78
😀 Quality of life
21
67
🏙️ Population
4.27M
12.6M

The cost of living in Kabul is 12% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7972nd and 8471st ($567 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 8953rd and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Kabul vs Zhengzhou infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Kabul vs Zhengzhou

Prices for goods and services in Kabul and Zhengzhou are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Kabul Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.48
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$4818

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$449
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$347
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$455
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$437
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$352
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$307
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$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
$484

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617