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Kabul vs. Tokyo Cost of Living Summary

Kabul is 61.2% cheaper than Tokyo.

Restaurants: pay 57.5% less in Kabul
Groceries: pay 73.7% less in Kabul
Transportation: pay 60.3% less in Kabul
Housing: pay 18.0% less in Kabul
Childcare: pay 93.3% less in Kabul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.6% less in Kabul
Clothing: pay 63.3% less in Kabul

Expenses including childcare, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Kabul.

Kabul vs. Tokyo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kabul instead of Tokyo, you would:

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pay 57.5% less for restaurants

	Tokyo	Kabul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.02 ¥1,249	$2.66 AFN176	-66.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.01 ¥781	$4.43 AFN293	-11.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 ¥181	$0.36 AFN24	-69.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 ¥131	$0.15 AFN10	-82.5%
Average			-57.5%

Tokyo vs. Kabul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 73.7% less for groceries

	Tokyo	Kabul
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 ¥242	$0.21 AFN14	-86.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.21 ¥1,123	$1.93 AFN128	-73.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.71 ¥890	$2.94 AFN194	-48.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 ¥363	$1.43 AFN94	-38.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 ¥548	$1.57 AFN104	-55.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 ¥370	$0.25 AFN17	-89.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 ¥184	$0.36 AFN24	-69.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.48 ¥386	$0.33 AFN22	-86.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.64 ¥411	$0.21 AFN14	-92.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 ¥222	$0.21 AFN14	-85.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ¥231	$0.20 AFN13	-86.3%
Average			-73.7%

Tokyo vs. Kabul - Cost of groceries

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pay 60.3% less for transportation

	Tokyo	Kabul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.50 ¥701	$3.72 AFN246	-17.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$73.51 ¥11,449	$10.34 AFN683	-85.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,332.63 ¥3,478,419	$8,122.57 AFN536,641	-63.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.07 ¥4,684	$7.68 AFN507	-74.5%
Average			-60.3%

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pay 18.0% less for housing

	Tokyo	Kabul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.44 ¥5,209	$93.04 AFN6,147	+178.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,071.65 ¥166,915	$87.13 AFN5,757	-91.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$642.24 ¥100,032	$59.07 AFN3,903	-90.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.16 ¥19,027	$39.53 AFN2,611	-67.6%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 93.3% less for childcare

	Tokyo	Kabul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$519.69 ¥80,944	$18.90 AFN1,249	-96.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,131.74 ¥2,356,844	$1,476.83 AFN97,571	-90.2%
Average			-93.3%

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pay 62.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Tokyo	Kabul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.01 ¥624	$2.36 AFN156	-41.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 ¥534	$1.06 AFN70	-69.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 ¥624	$2.66 AFN176	-33.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.19 ¥10,621	$9.16 AFN605	-86.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.70 ¥1,978	$2.22 AFN146	-82.6%
Average			-62.6%

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pay 63.3% less for clothing

	Tokyo	Kabul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.84 ¥8,853	$9.60 AFN634	-83.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.48 ¥6,306	$17.72 AFN1,171	-56.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.67 ¥9,762	$33.97 AFN2,244	-45.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.37 ¥14,076	$28.68 AFN1,895	-68.3%
Average			-63.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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