Kabul vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kabul	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$504	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1114	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$211	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$298	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$177	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.4	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$146	$1591
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	33	19
😀 Quality of life	26	68
🏙️ Population	5.33M	955K

The cost of living in Kabul is 71% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 8650th and 3058th ($504 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th in Afghanistan and Spain, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 8929th and 4533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Tenerife

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	Kabul	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.5	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.24	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.6	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$83.1	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$223	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$145	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.7	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.5	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88.2	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$664	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$346	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.2	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.58	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.37	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.49	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.3	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.54	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.5	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.8	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$20.9	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1302	$7249

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$456
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$381
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$447
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$438
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$447
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$394
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$468
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$373
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$373
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$493
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$371
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$496
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$734
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$446
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$470
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$391
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$737
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$773
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$280
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$350
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$473
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$306
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$393
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$253
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$379
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$382
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$359
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$335
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$344
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$303
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$440
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$339
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$309
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$401
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$313
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$396
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$332
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$469

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1668
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1653
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1354
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$627
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1606
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1662
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1603
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1607
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1608
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$619
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$648
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$604
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$649
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$546
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$790
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$555
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$526
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$734
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$797
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$579
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$653
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$597
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$586
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1752
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1388
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1467
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1492
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1913
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1455
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1544
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1469