Kabul vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$211
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$701
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
33
14
😀 Quality of life
26
43
🏙️ Population
5.33M
9.03M

The cost of living in Kabul is 17% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8650th and 7898th ($504 vs $610) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 362nd in China, while ranked 8929th and 7422nd 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
$3.18
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$18568

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$456
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$381
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$447
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$447
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$583
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$519
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$567
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$487
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$599
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$504
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$521
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$514
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$516
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$533
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$612
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$457
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$613
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$523
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$520
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$588
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$520
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$522
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$555
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$529
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$811
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$484
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$595
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$491
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$575
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$524
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$605
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$502
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$492
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$513
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$513
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$540
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$589
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$533
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$589
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$562
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$593
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$531