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

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Kabul San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$8247
🏠 One person rent
$211
$2805
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$4446
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$6139
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
33
87
😀 Quality of life
26
91
🏙️ Population
5.33M
1.01M

The cost of living in Kabul is 87% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8650th and 8th ($504 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 8929th and 126th 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
$3.18
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$9.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$128
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$23151

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2928
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3345
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3387
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3194
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3808
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3616
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3234
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3357
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3075
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3582
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3357
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3486
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3073
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3029
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3698
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3577
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3588
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2822
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3797
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2968
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3043
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3310
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2848
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3276
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3873
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3261
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3559
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2088
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3252
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3273