Kabul vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$200
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$2676
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
33
100
😀 Quality of life
25
96
🏙️ Population
5.33M
14.3M

The cost of living in Kabul is 72% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 8823rd and 3249th ($473 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 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 8992nd and 8th 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
$2.79
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$16728

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$433
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$368
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$425
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$429
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$360
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$464
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$264
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$367
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$353
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$298
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$417
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$318
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$382
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$308
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$379
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$326
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$467

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005