Kabul vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$276
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$658
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
29
17
😀 Quality of life
21
41
🏙️ Population
4.27M
9.03M

The cost of living in Kabul is 3% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 7972nd and 7809th ($567 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 370th 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 332nd in China, while ranked 8953rd and 7081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.48
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$2.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$13369

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129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
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150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$437
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$352
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$307
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$445
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$335
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$311
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$238
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$389
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$331
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$446
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$330
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$629
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$638
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$278
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$513
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$364
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$344
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$281
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$337
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$303
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$289
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$277
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$393
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$313
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$307
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$260
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$240
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$328
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$298
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$337
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$268
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$484

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$594
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$608
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$617
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$599
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$651
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$563
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$589
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$554
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$570
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$605
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$743
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$541
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$660
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$506
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$542
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$621
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$543
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$746
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$554
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1400
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$539
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$583
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$604
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$585
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$642
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$525
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$579
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$583
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$524
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$544
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$498
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$629
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$640
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$801
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$639
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$532