Davao vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Davao	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$626	$474
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$1052
🏠 One person rent	$294	$203
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$302
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$492	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	38	30
😀 Quality of life	60	14
🏙️ Population	1.78M	4.27M

The cost of living in Davao is 32% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 7397th and 8769th ($626 vs $474) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 0.8 months in Davao compared to 0.5 months in Kabul. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 5168th and 9071st 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	$4.1	$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$9.34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.78	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$90
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	18.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$2.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.99	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$17.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7817	$1356

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Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$572
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$553
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$562
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$417
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$541
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$377
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$440
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$553
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$407
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$431
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$597
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$518
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$504
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$492
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$650
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$589
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$516
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$667
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$707
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$709
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$735
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$727
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$595
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$587
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$610
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$562
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$567
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$598
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$524
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$450
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$566
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$439
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$442
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$820
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$520
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$580
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$442
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$498
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$441
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$593

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