Kabul vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$458
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1016
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$195
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.9
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$1593
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
30
99
😀 Quality of life
33
80
🏙️ Population
4.27M
1.33M

The cost of living in Kabul is 56% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 8842nd and 5298th ($458 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 260th in Afghanistan and Japan, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kabul compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Saitama ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 8609th and 750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.45
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.19
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.7
$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.8
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$111
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.1
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.2
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.06%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$505
$5146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$260
$2855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.78
$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.22
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$5.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.81
$6.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$9.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.2
$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.23
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.4
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$18.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.6
$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$19.7
$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1486
$17943

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$401
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$354
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$396
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$393
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$404
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$334
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$364
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$428
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$354
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$351
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$344
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$443
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$416
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$432
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$376
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$680
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$712
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$277
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$436
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$294
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$372
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$265
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$351
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$363
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$333
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$320
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$340
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$291
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$403
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$303
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$302
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$362
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$311
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$368
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$316
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$439

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$961
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1033
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$997
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$961
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$994
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$990
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1038
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$952
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$976
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$998
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1007
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$981
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1017
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1055