Kabul vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$276
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$938
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$1539
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
52
😀 Quality of life
21
68
🏙️ Population
4.27M
791K

The cost of living in Kabul is 46% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 7972nd and 4949th ($567 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 172nd 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 Niigata. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Niigata ranked 599th in Japan, while ranked 8953rd and 3500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.48
$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$2.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$2812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$21.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$83.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$15169

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$449
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$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
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$988
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$991
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1002
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1004
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1009
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$997
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1018
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$999
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1071
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1013
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1049
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1060
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$965
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1072
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$977
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$966
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1086
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$956
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1050
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$939
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1006
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$957
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$952
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1032
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$943
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$988
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$944
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$939
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1013
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1015
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$957
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$961
134 km or 84 mi Date
$958
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$986
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$942