Kabul vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$943
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$203	$349
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$642
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$1425
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	30	69
😀 Quality of life	14	68
🏙️ Population	4.27M	720K

The cost of living in Kabul is 50% less expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 8769th and 5814th ($474 vs $943) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 703rd in Afghanistan and Japan, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 1.5 months in Okayama. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Okayama ranked 466th in Japan, while ranked 9071st and 3179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Okayama

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	Kabul	Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.38	$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$6597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$3763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$16248

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476

Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$937
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1078
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$967
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$949
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$949
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$985
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$952
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$936
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$932
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$896
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$946
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$900
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$943
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$917
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$919
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$946
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1040
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$991
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$911
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$948
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$961
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$1057
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$883
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$949
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$978
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$964
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1187
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$1064
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$964
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$882
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$1075
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$1042
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1165
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$990
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1100
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$885
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1181
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1383
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1573
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1545