Kabul vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$458
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1016
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$195
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$286
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.9
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$622
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
30
16
😀 Quality of life
33
43
🏙️ Population
4.27M
9.03M

The cost of living in Kabul is 21% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8842nd and 7972nd ($458 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 235th 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 Zhoukou. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Zhoukou ranked 353rd in China, while ranked 8609th and 7341st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.45
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.19
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.7
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.8
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$111
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.1
$48.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.2
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.06%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$505
$3146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$260
$1612
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.78
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.22
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.81
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.2
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.23
$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.4
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.6
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$19.7
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1486
$14551

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129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
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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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$567
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$553
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$563
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$507
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$580
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$517
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$522
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$523
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$544
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$598
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$478
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$595
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$504
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$518
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$570
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$513
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$517
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$572
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$525
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$807
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$502
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$570
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$506
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$581
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$510
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$582
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$511
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$503
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$506
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$513
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$574
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$527
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$585
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$552
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$582
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$499