Kabul vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kabul	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$599	$801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1271	$2513
🏠 One person rent	$285	$377
🏘️ Family rent	$403	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.7	$49.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$188	$552
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	29	73
😀 Quality of life	13	65
🏙️ Population	4.27M	1.85M

The cost of living in Kabul is 25% less expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 7801st and 6428th ($599 vs $801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 9123rd and 4217th 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	$2.69	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.83	$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.92	$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.75	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$1612
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.3	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$99.3	$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.36%	7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$451	$3727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$2799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.29	$3.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.32	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$9.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.56	$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$5.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.3	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.34	$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.99	$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.6	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.1	$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23.8	$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1452	$14739

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$469
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$358
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$476
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$441
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$338
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$374
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$467
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$372
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$354
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$323
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$439
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$450
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$456
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$672
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$328
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$521
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$277
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$344
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$319
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$330
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$388
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$285
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$371
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$312
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$280
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$358
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$335
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$308
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$487

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$650
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$668
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$770
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$738
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$593
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$816
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$704
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$453
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$705
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$820
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$564
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$650
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$717
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$573
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$633
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$590
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$725
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$570
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$602
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$641
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$558
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$579
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$668
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$674
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$562
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$677
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$518
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$632
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$551
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$547
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$488
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$668
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$421
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$507
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$627
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$554
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$442