Kabul vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$1605
🏠 One person rent	$203	$183
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$313
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$695
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	119 km
🎓 Higher education	30	17
😀 Quality of life	14	38
🏙️ Population	4.27M	9.03M

The cost of living in Kabul is 18% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8769th and 7893rd ($474 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 321st in Afghanistan and China, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Zhoukou ranked 329th in China, while ranked 9071st and 7224th 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	$2.38	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$0.97
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$2.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$14854

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
59 km or 36 mi	Luohe	$591
78 km or 49 mi	Jieshou	$591
88 km or 55 mi	Xuchang	$586
92 km or 57 mi	Zhumadian	$637
104 km or 65 mi	Changge	$547
110 km or 69 mi	Wugang	$571
120 km or 75 mi	Xinzheng	$538
123 km or 76 mi	Yuzhou	$552
125 km or 78 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
128 km or 80 mi	Shangqiu	$736
133 km or 83 mi	Kaifeng	$545
135 km or 84 mi	Fuyang	$633
154 km or 96 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
154 km or 96 mi	Xinmi	$528
170 km or 106 mi	Yongcheng	$600
173 km or 107 mi	Xingyang	$519
175 km or 109 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Dengfeng	$529
177 km or 110 mi	Changyuan	$787
177 km or 110 mi	Ruzhou	$538
193 km or 120 mi	Heze	$1385
197 km or 123 mi	Gongyi	$522
199 km or 123 mi	Xinxiang	$575
202 km or 125 mi	Huaibei	$584
205 km or 127 mi	Weihui	$571
208 km or 129 mi	Nanyang	$632
210 km or 131 mi	Yanshi	$509
215 km or 134 mi	Suzhou	$602
218 km or 136 mi	Huixian	$551
220 km or 137 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
223 km or 138 mi	Mengzhou	$505
226 km or 141 mi	Qinyang	$504
234 km or 146 mi	Luoyang	$505
236 km or 147 mi	Guangshui	$619
238 km or 148 mi	Hebi	$625
240 km or 149 mi	Puyang	$800
242 km or 150 mi	Zaoyang	$591
243 km or 151 mi	Suizhou	$621
245 km or 152 mi	Xuzhou	$484