Kabul vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$2580
🏠 One person rent
$211
$433
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$731
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$1251
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
33
54
😀 Quality of life
26
72
🏙️ Population
5.33M
791K

The cost of living in Kabul is 51% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 8650th and 5436th ($504 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 299th 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 1.2 months in Niigata. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Niigata ranked 365th in Japan, while ranked 8929th and 2749th 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
$3.18
$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$2634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$2645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$43.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$62.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$17418

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$456
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$381
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$447
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$447
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$993
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$996
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1015
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1013
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1021
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1019
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$996
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1030
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$997
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1066
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1008
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1044
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1053
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$950
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1058
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1007
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$942
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1074
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$935
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$932
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1025
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$919
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1004
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$924
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$933
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1002
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1031
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$914
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$928
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$956
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1009
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1021
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$944
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$949
134 km or 84 mi Date
$904
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1029
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1009