Kabul vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$458
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1016
$4089
🏠 One person rent
$195
$829
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$1453
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.9
$322
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$2574
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
30
100
😀 Quality of life
33
99
🏙️ Population
4.27M
14.3M

The cost of living in Kabul is 73% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 8842nd and 3130th ($458 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Afghanistan and Japan, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kabul compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 8609th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Tokyo

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Kabul Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.45
$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$3.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.19
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.7
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.8
$631
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$111
$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.1
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.2
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.06%
1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$505
$10581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$260
$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$75.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.78
$30.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.22
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$5.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.81
$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.2
$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.23
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.4
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.6
$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$19.7
$518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1486
$14795

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$401
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$354
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$396
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$393
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$404
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$334
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$364
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$428
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$354
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$351
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$344
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$443
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$416
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$432
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$376
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$680
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$712
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$277
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$436
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$294
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$372
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$265
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$351
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$363
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$333
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$320
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$340
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$291
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$403
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$303
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$302
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$362
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$311
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$368
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$316
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$439

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1110
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1115
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1125
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1035
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1055
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$961
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1113
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1020
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$945
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1033
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1049
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1058
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1047
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1025
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$972
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1354
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1068
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1088
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1037
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1066
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1002
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$997
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1041
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1024
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1005
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$975
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1050
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1040
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1078
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1073
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1044
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$961