Kabul vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$474
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1052
$2916
🏠 One person rent
$203
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$302
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.8
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$218
$1530
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
30
52
😀 Quality of life
14
67
🏙️ Population
4.27M
791K

The cost of living in Kabul is 55% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 8769th and 5101st ($474 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 306th 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 1.4 months in Niigata. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Niigata ranked 581st in Japan, while ranked 9071st and 3754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Niigata

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Kabul Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.38
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.34
$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$2.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$2.74
🥤 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
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.54%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$404
$2858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$202
$2642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.8
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.12
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.97
$22.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.8
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.15
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.2
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.4
$44.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$17.2
$83.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1356
$15118

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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
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1004
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1011
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1018
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1029
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1021
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1047
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1024
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1095
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1034
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1076
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1066
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1092
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1035
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$997
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1096
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1050
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1002
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1112
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$986
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$987
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1069
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$969
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1029
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$978
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$980
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1047
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1082
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1008
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$973
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1016
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1038
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1042
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$983
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$988
134 km or 84 mi Date
$985
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1065
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1052