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

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kabul	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$567	$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1181	$7476
🏠 One person rent	$276	$2428
🏘️ Family rent	$383	$4021
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$717
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.9	$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$6928
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	29	87
😀 Quality of life	21	92
🏙️ Population	4.27M	1.01M

The cost of living in Kabul is 84% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 7972nd and 22nd ($567 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 2 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 8953rd and 69th 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	$2.48	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.7	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.27	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$1.75	$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$99	$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.25%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$424	$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$259	$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.36	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.3	$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.24	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.23	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.67	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$11.8	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.21	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.5	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.99	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.2	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41.8	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.2	$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1370	$15889

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$449
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$347
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$455
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$423
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$352
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$307
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$445
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$335
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$311
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$449
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$238
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$389
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$632
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$331
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$446
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$330
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$629
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$638
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$278
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$287
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$513
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$364
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$344
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$281
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$337
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$303
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$289
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$277
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$242
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$393
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$313
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$307
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$260
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$240
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$328
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$298
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$337
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$268
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$484

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123