Kabul vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$285
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$1869
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
29
99
😀 Quality of life
13
79
🏙️ Population
4.27M
1.33M

The cost of living in Kabul is 42% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 7801st and 5386th ($599 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 468th 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 1.8 months in Saitama. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 9123rd and 592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$12701

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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

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075