Kabul vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$285
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$690
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
29
17
😀 Quality of life
13
37
🏙️ Population
4.27M
9.03M

The cost of living in Kabul is 0.1% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 7801st and 7790th ($599 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 315th 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 Zhoukou. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 9123rd and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$15431

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129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
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150 km or 93 mi Khost
$441
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$457
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
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235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$374
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$467
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$372
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$354
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$323
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$439
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$376
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$450
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$456
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$655
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$672
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$328
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$521
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$373
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$277
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$344
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$319
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$388
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$285
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$371
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$312
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$280
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$358
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$335
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$376
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$308
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$487

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528