Kabul vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$3074
🏠 One person rent
$285
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$1065
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$2247
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
29
97
😀 Quality of life
13
96
🏙️ Population
4.27M
2.75M

The cost of living in Kabul is 51% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 7801st and 4566th ($599 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 45th 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 1.9 months in Osaka. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 9123rd and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Osaka

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Kabul Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$7.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$3.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$3644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$2897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$64.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$64.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$70.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$5653

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$469
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$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
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1140
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1362
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1117
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1132
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1169
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1077
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1094
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1086
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1073
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1125
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1174
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1162
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1052
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1068
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1062
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1056
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1096
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1065
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1021
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1120
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1067
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1113
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1030
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1068
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1034
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$1014
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1037
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1043
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$1016