Kabul vs Quezon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	Quezon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$1851
🏠 One person rent	$203	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$755
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$587
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	30	73
😀 Quality of life	14	67
🏙️ Population	4.27M	2.96M

The cost of living in Kabul is 33% less expensive than in Quezon. Cities ranked 8769th and 6858th ($474 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th in Afghanistan and the Philippines, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 0.8 months in Quezon. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Quezon ranked 1st in the Philippines, while ranked 9071st and 3783rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Quezon

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	Kabul	Quezon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.38	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$2.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$1.04
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$94.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	8.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$1426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$2.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$7.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$14.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$79.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$2744

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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

Cities near Quezon

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Manila	$766
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Caloocan	$640
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Marikina	$546
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Pasig	$670
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Malabon	$623
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Valenzuela	$506
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Makati	$901
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Pasay	$770
11 km or 6.5 mi	Navotas	$732
12 km or 7.2 mi	Cainta	$704
13 km or 8.1 mi	Taguig	$780
14 km or 8.9 mi	Meycauayan	$577
16 km or 10 mi	Antipolo	$535
19 km or 12 mi	Paranaque	$621
20 km or 13 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
20 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$538
21 km or 13 mi	Las Pinas	$589
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$518
26 km or 16 mi	Binangonan	$487
28 km or 17 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
31 km or 19 mi	San Pedro	$575
32 km or 20 mi	General Trias	$457
33 km or 21 mi	Malolos	$572
34 km or 21 mi	Binan	$539
35 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
36 km or 23 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
41 km or 26 mi	Cabuyao	$545
43 km or 27 mi	Trece Martires	$515
49 km or 30 mi	Calamba	$486
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$610
62 km or 39 mi	Tanauan	$508
63 km or 39 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
70 km or 44 mi	San Pablo	$427
75 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$613
78 km or 49 mi	Lipa	$398
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Olongapo	$464
95 km or 59 mi	Cabanatuan	$372
98 km or 61 mi	Batangas	$508