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

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Kabul San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$8354
🏠 One person rent
$285
$2553
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$4614
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$756
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$6972
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
29
87
😀 Quality of life
13
93
🏙️ Population
4.27M
1.01M

The cost of living in Kabul is 84% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 7801st and 13th ($599 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 9123rd and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$9.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$151
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$23974

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$469
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$358
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$476
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$441
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$457
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$338
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$374
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$467
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$372
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$354
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$323
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$439
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$376
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$450
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$456
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$655
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$672
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$328
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$521
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$373
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$277
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$344
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$319
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$388
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$285
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$371
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$312
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$280
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$358
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$335
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$376
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$308
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$487

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2799
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3305
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3220
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3085
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3610
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3094
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3159
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3010
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3288
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2986
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3433
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3442
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3578
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3118
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3085
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3527
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3804
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3473
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2981
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3672
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2931
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3023
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3293
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2851
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3224
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$2922
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3196
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3274
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2250
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3170
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3146