Kabul vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$2610
🏠 One person rent
$200
$497
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$839
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$291
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$2014
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
33
100
😀 Quality of life
25
78
🏙️ Population
5.33M
594K

The cost of living in Kabul is 55% less expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 8823rd and 5298th ($473 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 243rd in Afghanistan and Japan, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.9 months in Kawaguchi. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Kawaguchi ranked 37th in Japan, while ranked 8992nd and 939th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Kawaguchi

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Kabul Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$6497
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$3788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$4.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$59.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$18
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$15104

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$433
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$368
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$425
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$429
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$360
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$464
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$264
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$367
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$353
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$298
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$417
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$318
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$382
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$308
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$379
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$326
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$467

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$979
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1089
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1073
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1048
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1074
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1056
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1011
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1046
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1072
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1084
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1066
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1070
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1013
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1084
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1038
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1088
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1005
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1102
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1145
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1154
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1042
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1115