Davao vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Davao	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$633	$458
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1527	$1016
🏠 One person rent	$282	$195
🏘️ Family rent	$466	$267
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$153
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.4	$76.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$104
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	38	30
😀 Quality of life	59	33
🏙️ Population	1.78M	4.27M

The cost of living in Davao is 38% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 7548th and 8842nd ($633 vs $458) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd 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 Davao compared to 0.2 months in Kabul. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 5976th and 8609th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Kabul

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	Davao	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.31	$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$93.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$62.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$111
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.4	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.8	$48.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$95.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.64%	12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1959	$505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.79	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.16	$1.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.67	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$10.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$2.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.8	$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.8	$18
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$34.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$115	$19.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7793	$1486

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Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$564
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$552
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$546
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$406
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$550
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$374
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$514
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$555
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$540
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$436
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$595
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$485
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$499
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$490
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$658
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$597
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$514
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$720
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$698
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$724
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$676
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$608
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$600
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$627
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$599
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$576
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$620
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$532
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$449
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$521
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$445
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$447
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$825
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$563
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$575
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$447
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$518
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$445
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$636

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