Davao vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Davao	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$614	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1494	$1181
🏠 One person rent	$274	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$383
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$168
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.9	$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$426	$175
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	37	29
😀 Quality of life	60	21
🏙️ Population	1.78M	4.27M

The cost of living in Davao is 8% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 7532nd and 7972nd ($614 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in the Philippines and Afghanistan, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Davao compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 5395th and 8953rd 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	$4.21	$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.81	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$556	$295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.5	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	14.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2122	$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1737	$259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.6	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.77	$8.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$3.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.29	$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$0.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.36	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.86	$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$2.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.37	$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.72	$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.2	$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.1	$41.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$125	$22.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8041	$1370

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Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$542
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$514
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$515
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$461
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$535
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$387
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$449
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$545
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$399
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$412
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$638
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$499
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$509
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$493
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$568
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$562
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$440
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$651
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$692
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$735
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$799
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$749
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$603
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$538
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$697
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$587
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$612
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$608
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$531
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$447
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$575
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$422
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$431
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$841
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$445
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$436
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$431
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$486
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$429
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$575

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$449
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$347
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$455
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$423
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$352
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$307
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$445
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$335
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$311
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$449
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$238
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$389
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$632
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$331
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$446
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$330
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$629
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$638
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$278
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$287
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$513
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$364
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$344
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$281
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$337
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$303
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$289
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$277
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$242
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$393
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$313
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$307
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$260
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$240
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$328
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$298
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$337
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$268
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$484