Kabul vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$200
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$695
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$1617
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
33
54
😀 Quality of life
25
74
🏙️ Population
5.33M
791K

The cost of living in Kabul is 54% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 8823rd and 5487th ($473 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 361st 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 Niigata. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Niigata ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 8992nd and 2415th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Niigata

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Kabul Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$3.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$65.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$16483

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032