Kabul vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$2709
🏠 One person rent
$211
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$631
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$1511
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
33
99
😀 Quality of life
26
77
🏙️ Population
5.33M
1.33M

The cost of living in Kabul is 52% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 8650th and 5168th ($504 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 148th 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 1.4 months in Saitama. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Saitama ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 8929th and 1050th 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
$3.18
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$69.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$7.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$14598

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$456
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$381
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$447
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$447
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469

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
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096