Kabul vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$285
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$2543
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
29
73
😀 Quality of life
13
92
🏙️ Population
4.27M
1.06M

The cost of living in Kabul is 46% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7801st and 4890th ($599 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 9123rd and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Sendai

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Kabul Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$6369

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$469
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$358
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$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
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057