Chengdu vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chengdu	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1808	$1271
🏠 One person rent	$251	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$445	$403
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$87	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$188
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	29
😀 Quality of life	72	13
🏙️ Population	20.9M	4.27M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 10% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 7209th and 7801st ($660 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 1st in China and Afghanistan, respectively. Check China vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 1933rd and 9123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Kabul

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	Chengdu	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$8.83
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$329	$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$99.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	21.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4168	$451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.55	$9.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$0.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.17	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$2.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.1	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$389	$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15153	$1452

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$614
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$605
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$587
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$572
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$611
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$591
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$604
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$624
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$559
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$625
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$550
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$588
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$613
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$574
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$570
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$609
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$609
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$618
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$560
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$551
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$627
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$642
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$607
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$596
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$575
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$593
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$600
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$584
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$595
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$620
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$569
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$568
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$612
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$555
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$591

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