Hiroshima vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hiroshima	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1003	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$1271
🏠 One person rent	$407	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$709	$403
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1735	$188
😷 Air quality	Good	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	63	29
😀 Quality of life	68	13
🏙️ Population	1.2M	4.27M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 67% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 5674th and 7801st ($1003 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 664th and 1st in Japan and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Japan vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hiroshima compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Hiroshima ranked 446th best city to live in Japan vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 3185th and 9123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Kabul

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	Hiroshima	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.54	$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$8.83
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.22	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.42	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$432	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$767	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$498	$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.4	$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$99.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.51%	21.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6276	$451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3477	$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.1	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$9.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$0.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.69	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$0.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.15	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.44	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57	$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$2.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.4	$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.4	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$178	$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7209	$1452

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$936
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$954
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$944
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$970
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$981
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$986
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$1017
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$1040
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$978
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$975
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$988
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$984
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$999
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$968
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$981
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$968
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$1063
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$952
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$960
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$942
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$993
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$988
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$996
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$986
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$954
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$999
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$997
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$987
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$1018
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$1021
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$882
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$1009
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$818
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$962
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$905
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$961
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$997
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$995
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$983

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