Kabul vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kabul	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$599	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1271	$1725
🏠 One person rent	$285	$269
🏘️ Family rent	$403	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.7	$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$188	$739
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	29	19
😀 Quality of life	13	38
🏙️ Population	4.27M	7.01M

The cost of living in Kabul is 9% less expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 7801st and 7219th ($599 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 153rd 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 Zhumadian. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Zhumadian ranked 307th in China, while ranked 9123rd and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Zhumadian

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	Kabul	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.83	$21.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.92	$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.75	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.3	$72.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$99.3	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.36%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$451	$3395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$1906
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.29	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.32	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.56	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.3	$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.34	$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.99	$5.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.6	$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.1	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23.8	$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1452	$9322

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$469
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$358
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$476
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$441
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$338
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

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$587
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$612
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$599
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$683
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$610
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$619
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$655
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$568
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$571
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$614
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$647
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$650
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$559
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$673
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$555
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$541
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$614
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$542
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$647
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$522
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$622
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$623
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$531
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$599
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$535
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$775
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$659
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$521
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$681
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$594
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$626
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$606
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$511
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$591
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$599
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$633
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$525