Kabul vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$1513
🏠 One person rent
$285
$141
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$264
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$589
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
29
34
😀 Quality of life
13
40
🏙️ Population
4.27M
7.06M

The cost of living in Kabul is 17% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 7801st and 8612th ($599 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 529th 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 Luoyang. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Luoyang ranked 227th in China, while ranked 9123rd and 6911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$2.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$32.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$2009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$3.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$8.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$2.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$17189

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$469
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$521
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$517
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$533
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$535
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$542
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$555
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$525
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$541
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$531
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$502
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$567
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$571
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$554
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$522
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$559
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$611
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$568
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$551
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$551
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$537
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$610
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$588
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$565
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$586
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$623
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$591
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$747
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$587
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$550
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$655
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$544
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$612
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$608
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$538
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$648
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$819
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$559
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$599