Kabul vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$200
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$681
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
33
14
😀 Quality of life
25
44
🏙️ Population
5.33M
9.03M

The cost of living in Kabul is 21% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8823rd and 7960th ($473 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 226th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Zhoukou ranked 350th in China, while ranked 8992nd and 7402nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Zhoukou

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Kabul Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$2.03
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
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$16685

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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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$572
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$543
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$556
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$491
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$596
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$509
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$518
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$520
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$542
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$602
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$483
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$601
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$511
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$516
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$581
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$516
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$518
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$569
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$523
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$489
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$581
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$498
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$578
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$514
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$592
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$506
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$506
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$507
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$525
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$590
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$531
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$583
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$561
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$594
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$514