Kabul vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$285
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$2601
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
29
100
😀 Quality of life
13
99
🏙️ Population
4.27M
14.3M

The cost of living in Kabul is 64% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 7801st and 3085th ($599 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 9123rd 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
$2.69
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$15495

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Distance City Cost of living
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$469
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$358
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$476
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$441
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$457
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$338
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$374
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$467
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$372
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$354
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$323
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$439
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$376
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$450
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$456
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$655
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$672
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$328
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$521
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$373
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$277
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$344
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$319
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$388
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$285
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$371
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$312
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$280
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$358
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$335
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$376
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$308
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$487

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033