Kabul vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kabul	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$599	$1048
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1271	$2583
🏠 One person rent	$285	$455
🏘️ Family rent	$403	$668
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.7	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$188	$2514
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	29	69
😀 Quality of life	13	73
🏙️ Population	4.27M	518K

The cost of living in Kabul is 43% less expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 7801st and 5301st ($599 vs $1048) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 409th 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 2.4 months in Utsunomiya. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Utsunomiya ranked 191st in Japan, while ranked 9123rd and 1569th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Utsunomiya

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	Kabul	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$5.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.83	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.92	$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.75	$3.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.3	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$99.3	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.36%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$451	$4934
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$3041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$46
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.29	$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.32	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$5.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.56	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.3	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.34	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.99	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.6	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.1	$65
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23.8	$567
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1452	$15287

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$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

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1029
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$1019
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1032
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$1036
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$1060
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1045
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$1060
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1043
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1056
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1040
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1105
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1063
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1056
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1105
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1036
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1026
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1066
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1063
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1188
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1105
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1067
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1067
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1145
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1048
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1085
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1319
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1068
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1245
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1040
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1046
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1059
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1026
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1082
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1036