Kabul vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$1187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$3323
🏠 One person rent
$285
$483
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$1130
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$404
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$2645
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
29
99
😀 Quality of life
13
82
🏙️ Population
4.27M
1.54M

The cost of living in Kabul is 50% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 7801st and 4637th ($599 vs $1187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 52nd 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 2.2 months in Kawasaki. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Kawasaki ranked 12th in Japan, while ranked 9123rd and 452nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Kawasaki

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Kabul Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$3.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$6674
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$3436
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$6.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$5.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$7.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$38.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$36.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$13952

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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
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1385
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1112
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1124
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1071
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1133
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1070
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1096
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1086
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1082
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1121
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1079
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1057
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$976
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1106
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$982
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1070
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1084
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1081
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$942
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1079
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1153
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1073
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1059
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1060
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1079
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1119
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1095
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$983
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1092
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1145
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102