Kabul vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$2835
🏠 One person rent
$276
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$914
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$359
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$1593
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
29
95
😀 Quality of life
21
90
🏙️ Population
4.27M
1.46M

The cost of living in Kabul is 45% less expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 7972nd and 5138th ($567 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 285th 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 1.6 months in Kyoto. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Kyoto ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 8953rd and 118th 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
$2.48
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$2.67
 Cappuccino
$1.75
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$1108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$5276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$5307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$27.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$4.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$6.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$58.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$8938

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$449
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$347
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$455
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$437
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$352
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$307
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$445
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$335
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$311
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$238
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$389
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$331
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$446
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$330
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$629
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$638
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$278
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$513
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$364
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$344
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$281
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$337
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$303
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$289
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$277
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$393
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$313
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$307
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$260
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$240
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$328
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$298
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$337
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$268
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$484

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Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$924
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$939
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$959
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$966
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$982
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$963
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$921
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$920
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$921
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$960
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1069
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$924
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1002
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$935
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1103
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$935
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$967
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1055
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$921
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1105
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1009
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$935
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$997
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1048
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1284
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1007
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$945
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$933
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$940
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$972
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$977
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$995
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$996
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$909
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1006