Kabul vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$2857
🏠 One person rent
$211
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$877
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$424
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$1748
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
33
91
😀 Quality of life
26
94
🏙️ Population
5.33M
1.52M

The cost of living in Kabul is 58% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 8650th and 4788th ($504 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st 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 1.5 months in Kobe. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Kobe ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 8929th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Kobe

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Kabul Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.18
$7.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$4306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$2819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$28.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$7.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$5.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$8.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$10496

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$456
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$381
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$447
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$447
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1012
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1141
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1059
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1031
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1021
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1010
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1014
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$996
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$988
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$991
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1004
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1254
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1028
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$982
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$997
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1063
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1035
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1033
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1039
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$975
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$946
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1010
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1046
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1056
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1119
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$986
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1038