Kabul vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$458
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1016
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$195
$390
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.9
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$1897
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
30
52
😀 Quality of life
33
72
🏙️ Population
4.27M
791K

The cost of living in Kabul is 55% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 8842nd and 5515th ($458 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 404th in Afghanistan and Japan, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kabul compared to 1.9 months in Niigata. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 8609th and 3269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.45
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.19
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.7
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.8
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$111
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.1
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.2
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.06%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$505
$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$260
$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.78
$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.22
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.81
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.2
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.23
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.4
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.6
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$19.7
$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1486
$14992

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$401
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$354
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$396
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$393
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$404
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$334
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$364
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$428
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$354
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$351
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$344
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$443
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$416
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$432
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$376
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$680
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$712
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$277
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$436
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$294
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$372
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$265
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$351
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$363
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$333
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$320
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$340
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$291
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$403
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$303
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$302
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$362
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$311
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$368
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$316
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$439

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$954
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$966
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$975
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$979
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$987
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$989
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$977
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1010
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$989
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1056
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1000
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1034
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1034
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1050
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$991
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$964
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1057
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1003
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$959
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1075
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$951
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$950
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1041
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$938
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1007
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$953
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$959
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1020
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1029
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$929
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$955
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$963
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1017
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1026
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$967
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$972
134 km or 84 mi Date
$921
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1016
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1001