Caloocan vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caloocan	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$640	$474
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1548	$1052
🏠 One person rent	$362	$203
🏘️ Family rent	$691	$302
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.8	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$287	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	73	30
😀 Quality of life	47	14
🏙️ Population	1.66M	4.27M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 35% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 7283rd and 8769th ($640 vs $474) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th 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 0.4 months in Caloocan compared to 0.5 months in Kabul. Caloocan ranked 23rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 6443rd and 9071st 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	$3.45	$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$9.34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.96	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$90
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.7	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	18.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2695	$404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1780	$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.7	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.52	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.15	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.14	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.18	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$2.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.15	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.1	$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$17.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4605	$1356

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Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$623
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$732
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$506
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$766
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$577
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$770
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$901
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$670
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$780
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$704
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$538
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$621
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$589
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$518
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$572
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$457
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$487
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$575
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$539
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$515
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$545
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$610
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$486
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$508
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$427
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$585
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$464
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$398
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$372
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$445

Cities near Kabul

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