Kabul vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kabul	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$567	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1181	$2316
🏠 One person rent	$276	$384
🏘️ Family rent	$383	$949
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.9	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$538
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	29	73
😀 Quality of life	21	65
🏙️ Population	4.27M	1.85M

The cost of living in Kabul is 27% less expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 7972nd and 6438th ($567 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Afghanistan and the Philippines, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 8953rd and 4458th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Manila

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	Kabul	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.48	$4.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.7	$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.27	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$1.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.75	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$239
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$1482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$99	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.25%	7.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$424	$4033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$259	$2881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.36	$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.3	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$7.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$8.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.24	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.23	$4.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.67	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$11.8	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.21	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.5	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.99	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.2	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41.8	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.2	$557
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1370	$14747

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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

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$673
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$804
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$792
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$759
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$697
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$842
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$738
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$491
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$817
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$860
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$519
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$550
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$640
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$682
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$592
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$590
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$568
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$534
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$681
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$523
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$577
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$497
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$441
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$511
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$610
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$619
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$540
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$584
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$483
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$596
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$529
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$522
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$419
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$660
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$476
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$490
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$614
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$519
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$371