Kabul vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$211
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$2429
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
33
100
😀 Quality of life
26
96
🏙️ Population
5.33M
14.3M

The cost of living in Kabul is 70% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 8650th and 3273rd ($504 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Afghanistan and Japan, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.4 months in Tokyo. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 8929th and 9th 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
$3.18
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$17493

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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
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006