Kabul vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$474
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1052
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$203
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$302
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.8
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$218
$2474
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
30
100
😀 Quality of life
14
99
🏙️ Population
4.27M
14.3M

The cost of living in Kabul is 70% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 8769th and 3019th ($474 vs $1607) 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 0.5 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 9071st and 3rd 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
$2.38
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.34
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.54%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$404
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$202
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.8
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.12
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.97
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.8
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.15
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.2
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.4
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$17.2
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1356
$15235

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KabulTokyo

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$386
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$303
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$389
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$366
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$381
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$346
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$394
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$366
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$364
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$382
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$442
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$596
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$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
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$389
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$273
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$342
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$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
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$321
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$476

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1150
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1138
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1033
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1107
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1111
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1103
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1249
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1122
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1196
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1124
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1088
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1164
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1071
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1089
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1164
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1109
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1103
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1101