Kabul vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$3039
🏠 One person rent
$285
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$1634
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
52
😀 Quality of life
13
67
🏙️ Population
4.27M
791K

The cost of living in Kabul is 46% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 7801st and 4902nd ($599 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 146th 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 578th in Japan, while ranked 9123rd and 3769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$2.91
 Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$26.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$15392

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$469
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$358
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$476
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$441
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$457
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$338
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$374
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$467
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$372
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$354
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$323
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$439
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$376
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$450
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$456
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$655
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$672
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$328
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$521
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$373
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$277
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$344
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$319
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$388
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$285
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$371
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$312
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$280
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$358
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$335
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$376
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$308
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$487

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046