Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 5.4 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Kabul
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN149
|
$6.59
¥1,025
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
AFN371
|
$5.14
¥800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$1.15
¥178
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
AFN13
|
$0.76
¥119
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for groceries
Kabul
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
$1.73
¥269
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.87
AFN134
|
$7.97
¥1,241
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.88
AFN206
|
$5.76
¥897
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AFN101
|
$2.15
¥334
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN107
|
$3.23
¥503
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$2.37
¥369
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
AFN26
|
$1.13
¥176
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$2.58
¥402
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
AFN17
|
$2.19
¥342
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$1.27
¥197
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$1.23
¥192
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Kabul
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
AFN268
|
$4.29
¥668
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.46
AFN605
|
$50.63
¥7,881
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,706.07
AFN479,343
|
$21,471.04
¥3,342,505
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.77
AFN698
|
$25.31
¥3,941
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Kabul
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.31
AFN8,814
|
$31.29
¥4,871
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.58
AFN9,762
|
$1,013.09
¥157,713
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.52
AFN6,685
|
$584.76
¥91,032
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.52
AFN5,112
|
$132.60
¥20,643
|
|
pay 16.1 times more for childcare
Kabul
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.45
AFN1,604
|
$486.02
¥75,661
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN99,038
|
$14,566.86
¥2,267,695
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Kabul
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
AFN347
|
$3.21
¥500
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
AFN94
|
$3.30
¥513
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
AFN178
|
$3.85
¥600
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$8.66
AFN619
|
$61.83
¥9,626
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.08
AFN149
|
$12.21
¥1,900
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Kabul
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.74
AFN768
|
$54.04
¥8,413
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.14
AFN1,654
|
$36.17
¥5,631
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.88
AFN3,136
|
$61.61
¥9,591
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.87
AFN2,278
|
$79.69
¥12,406
|
|
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