Hefei vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$1271
🏠 One person rent
$277
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$403
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
93
29
😀 Quality of life
65
13
🏙️ Population
9.37M
4.27M

The cost of living in Hefei is 21% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 6780th and 7801st ($727 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 1st in China and Afghanistan, respectively. Check China vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 4171st and 9123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Kabul

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Hefei Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$8.83
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$99.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
21.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3971
$451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$9.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$0.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$2.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$1452

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699

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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