Kabul vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$474
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1052
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$203
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$302
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.8
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$218
$1611
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
30
99
😀 Quality of life
14
77
🏙️ Population
4.27M
1.33M

The cost of living in Kabul is 60% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 8769th and 4495th ($474 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 42nd 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 1.3 months in Saitama. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 9071st and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Saitama

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Kabul Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.38
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.34
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.54%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$404
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$202
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.8
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.12
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.97
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.8
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.15
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.2
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.4
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$17.2
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1356
$14676

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125