Caloocan vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caloocan	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$568	$458
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1342	$1016
🏠 One person rent	$292	$195
🏘️ Family rent	$492	$267
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$153
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$76.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$287	$104
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	74	30
😀 Quality of life	50	33
🏙️ Population	1.66M	4.27M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 24% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 8098th and 8842nd ($568 vs $458) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 3rd in the Philippines and Afghanistan, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Caloocan compared to 0.2 months in Kabul. Caloocan ranked 18th best city to live in the Philippines vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 6622nd and 8609th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Kabul

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	Caloocan	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.57	$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.3	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.44	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$0.98	$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$255	$93.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$62.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$111
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.8	$48.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$95.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3001	$505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1791	$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.86	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.16	$1.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.18	$10.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.11	$2.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.16	$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$18
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.6	$34.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$146	$19.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4595	$1486

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Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$674
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$657
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$432
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$717
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$561
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$742
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$785
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$1009
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$555
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$642
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$807
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$760
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$511
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$540
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$651
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$628
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$570
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$536
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$630
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$692
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$519
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$525
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$617
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$613
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$575
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$542
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$616
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$609
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$489
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$535
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$531
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$624
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$477
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$598
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$471
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$425
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$448
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$457

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$401
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$354
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$396
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$393
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$334
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$364
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$428
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$354
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$351
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$344
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$443
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$432
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$376
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$712
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$277
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$436
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$294
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$372
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$265
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$351
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$363
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$333
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$320
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$340
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$291
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$403
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$303
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$302
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$362
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$311
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$316
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$439