Kabul vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$3962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$8268
🏠 One person rent
$200
$2809
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$4461
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$768
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$5742
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
33
87
😀 Quality of life
25
91
🏙️ Population
5.33M
1.01M

The cost of living in Kabul is 88% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8823rd and 8th ($473 vs $3962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Afghanistan and the United States, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.4 months in San Jose, United States. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs San Jose, United States ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 8992nd and 148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs San Jose, United States

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Kabul San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$3.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$3015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$2454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$4507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$4037
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$9481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$9796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$5.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$3.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$150
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$1802
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$23160

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$433
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$368
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$425
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$429
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$360
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$464
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$264
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$367
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$353
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$298
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$417
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$318
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$382
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$308
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$379
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$326
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$467

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2871
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3508
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3603
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3254
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3805
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3181
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3589
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3261
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3382
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3395
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3137
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3771
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3489
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3359
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3520
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3017
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3065
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3676
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3593
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3604
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2910
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3094
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3831
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2983
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3007
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3346
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2859
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3282
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3778
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3264
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3277
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2089
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3245
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3212