Kabul vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$2807
🏠 One person rent
$200
$437
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$751
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$381
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$1949
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
33
96
😀 Quality of life
25
78
🏙️ Population
5.33M
1.46M

The cost of living in Kabul is 58% less expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 8823rd and 4965th ($473 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 69th 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 1.7 months in Kyoto. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Kyoto ranked 39th in Japan, while ranked 8992nd and 946th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Kyoto

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Kabul Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$8.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$3.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$857
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
2.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$4341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$2380
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$56.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$5281

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$433
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$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

Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$960
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$979
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$976
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$990
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$977
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$980
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$976
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$985
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$960
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$961
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$959
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$977
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1027
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$964
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$991
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$972
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1051
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$964
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$989
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1037
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$973
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1016
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$965
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1033
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1057
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1162
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1031
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$979
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$993
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$971
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1029
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1028
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1012
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$964
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1041