Kabul vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$3283
🏠 One person rent
$276
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$1287
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$1764
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
29
99
😀 Quality of life
21
79
🏙️ Population
4.27M
1.33M

The cost of living in Kabul is 47% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 7972nd and 4896th ($567 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 145th 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 1.7 months in Saitama. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Saitama ranked 35th in Japan, while ranked 8953rd and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.48
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$1.75
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$4560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$3226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$3.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$7.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$8.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$52
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$13860

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$449
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$347
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$455
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$437
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$352
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$307
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$445
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$335
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$311
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$238
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$389
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$331
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$446
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$330
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$629
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$638
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$278
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$513
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$364
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$344
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$281
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$337
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$303
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$289
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$277
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$393
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$313
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$307
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$260
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$240
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$328
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$298
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$337
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$268
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$484

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039