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Manila vs. Kabul Cost of Living Summary

Manila is 4.3 times more expensive than Kabul.

Restaurants: pay 94.7% more in Manila
Groceries: pay 4.4 times more in Manila
Transportation: pay 51.6% more in Manila
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Manila
Childcare: pay 15.1 times more in Manila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Manila
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Manila

The cost of childcare, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants in Manila are more expensive than in Kabul. Notably, childcare, groceries, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Manila.

Manila vs. Kabul Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Manila instead of Kabul, you would:

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pay 94.7% more for restaurants

	Kabul	Manila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.63 AFN188	$5.12 ₱301.84	+94.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.31 AFN522	$4.26 ₱251.53	-41.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 AFN27	$0.87 ₱51.51	+132.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.17 AFN12	$0.49 ₱28.99	+193.9%
Average			+94.7%

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pay 4.4 times more for groceries

	Kabul	Manila
Bread 1 loaf	$0.25 AFN18	$1.35 ₱79.77	+443.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.96 AFN140	$5.30 ₱312.95	+170.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.05 AFN217	$6.79 ₱400.84	+123.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 AFN106	$2.08 ₱122.65	+40.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.54 AFN110	$2.42 ₱142.75	+56.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.25 AFN18	$1.52 ₱89.79	+511.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 AFN26	$0.80 ₱47.44	+120.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.37 AFN27	$1.52 ₱89.81	+309.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 AFN16	$0.98 ₱57.64	+330.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 AFN11	$1.20 ₱70.87	+704.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.15 AFN11	$1.48 ₱87.62	+880.2%
Average			+335.6%

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pay 51.6% more for transportation

	Kabul	Manila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.96 AFN283	$4.14 ₱244.37	+4.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.93 AFN638	$9.93 ₱585.86	+11.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,079.28 AFN505,589	$25,575.45 ₱1,509,181.64	+261.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.07 AFN648	$2.67 ₱157.46	-70.6%
Average			+51.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Kabul	Manila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$130.18 AFN9,297	$28.80 ₱1,699.75	-77.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$103.61 AFN7,399	$468.88 ₱27,668.28	+352.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$89.85 AFN6,417	$234.44 ₱13,834.16	+160.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.84 AFN5,059	$106.33 ₱6,274.42	+50.1%
Average			+121.4%

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pay 15.1 times more for childcare

	Kabul	Manila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$23.40 AFN1,671	$482.52 ₱28,473.23	+1961.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,462.66 AFN104,461	$14,127.39 ₱833,643.19	+865.9%
Average			+1413.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kabul	Manila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.93 AFN209	$1.36 ₱80.49	-53.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.27 AFN91	$2.70 ₱159.15	+112.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.63 AFN188	$3.07 ₱181.10	+16.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$8.78 AFN627	$40.61 ₱2,396.40	+362.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.19 AFN157	$7.67 ₱452.75	+249.7%
Average			+137.7%

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Kabul	Manila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.97 AFN783	$33.31 ₱1,965.73	+203.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.03 AFN1,145	$26.60 ₱1,569.45	+65.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$23.77 AFN1,697	$74.03 ₱4,368.16	+211.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$22.38 AFN1,598	$60.89 ₱3,593.15	+172.1%
Average			+163.3%

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