Kabul vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$474
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1052
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$203
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$302
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.8
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$218
$1888
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
30
72
😀 Quality of life
14
90
🏙️ Population
4.27M
1.06M

The cost of living in Kabul is 55% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8769th and 5132nd ($474 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 324th in Afghanistan and Japan, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 9071st and 156th 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
$2.38
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.34
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.54%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$404
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$202
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.8
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.12
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.97
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.8
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.15
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.2
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.4
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$17.2
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1356
$5986

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$394
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$366
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$364
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
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$382
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$442
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$596
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$401
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$414
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$458
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$593
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$605
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$354
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$468
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$292
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$389
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$273
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$342
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$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$306
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$373
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$354
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$266
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$392
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$305
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$361
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$281
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$374
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$321
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$986
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$984
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$984
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$984
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$985
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$988
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$990
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$988
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$991
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$986
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$992
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1001
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1013
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$973
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$983
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$978
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$988
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1009
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1018
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$980
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$969
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1021
57 km or 35 mi Date
$985
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1008
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$987
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$986
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1024
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1022
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$997
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1002
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$1028
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1035
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1016
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1029
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1034