Kabul vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$285
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$502
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$930
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
29
98
😀 Quality of life
13
70
🏙️ Population
4.27M
12.3M

The cost of living in Kabul is 13% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 7801st and 6979th ($599 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 100th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 9123rd and 2526th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Wuhan

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Kabul Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.4
🥤 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
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.89
🧅 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
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$9062

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$646
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$681
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$705
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$674
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$626
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$714
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$663
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$676
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$610
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$647
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$659
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$614
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$612
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$606
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$647
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$646
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$592
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$650
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$623
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$670
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$605
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$612
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$566
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$636
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$599
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$575
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$573
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$706
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$552
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$658
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$622
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$521
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$642
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$659
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$580
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$619
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$611