Kabul vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$203	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$1337
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	30	18
😀 Quality of life	14	60
🏙️ Population	4.27M	932K

The cost of living in Kabul is 71% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 8769th and 3004th ($474 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 9th in Afghanistan and Spain, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 9071st and 5171st 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	$2.38	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$6114

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291