Afghanistan vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$450
$1130
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$985
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$201
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$136
$1977
💸 GDP per capita
$414
$32476
😃 Human freedom index
4
8.73
❤️ Life expectancy
66
84
👮 Corruption perceptions index
17
71
🌐 English speaking %
6%
15%
🎓 Higher education
25
98
😀 Quality of life
12
89
🏙️ Population
42.6M
124M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($450) is 60% less expensive than in Japan ($1130). Afghanistan ranked 190th vs 76th for Japan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Afghanistan compared to 1.7 months in Japan. Ranked 189th and 18th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Japan

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Japan as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 907 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Afghanistan Japan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.4
$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$34.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.29
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.96
 Cappuccino
$1.12
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$88.6
$514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.1
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$200
$1107
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$118
$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.9
$92.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.2
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.98%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$475
$4931
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$238
$2794
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.8
$25.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.23
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.88
$8.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.6
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.47
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.97
$16.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34
$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$24.9
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1458
$12869

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Afghanistan

City Cost of living Population
Kabul
$458
4.27M
Kandahar
$436
614K
Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
469K
Kunduz
$428
357K
Herat
$509
556K
Jalalabad
$354
263K
Sheberghan
$432
176K
Khost
$393
160K
Ghazni
$396
143K
Puli Khumri
$404
114K
Lashkargah
$439
202K
Gardez
$401
70K

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1698
14.3M
Yokohama
$1336
3.76M
Osaka
$1237
2.75M
Nagoya
$1189
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1354
1.54M
Sapporo
$1181
1.96M
Hiroshima
$883
1.2M
Kyoto
$1107
1.46M
Kobe
$1106
1.52M
Saitama
$1037
1.33M
Fukuoka
$1065
1.6M
Chiba
$1251
975K
Shizuoka
$1025
686K
Sakai
$1115
824K
Sagamihara
$1021
726K
Sendai
$1069
1.06M
Niigata
$1007
791K
Kitakyushu
$1078
935K
Funabashi
$1117
641K
Hachioji
$1286
576K
Kawaguchi
$1025
594K
Hamamatsu
$1016
788K
Kumamoto
$991
738K
Kagoshima
$1016
594K
Kashiwa
$1116
428K
Utsunomiya
$1052
518K
Machida
$1049
434K
Matsudo
$1024
498K
Ichikawa
$1041
496K
Nishinomiya
$1091
487K