Calgary vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2113
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$1181
🏠 One person rent
$1211
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1953
$383
🍽️ Food expenses
$578
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3532
$175
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
53
29
😀 Quality of life
92
21
🏙️ Population
1.31M
4.27M

The cost of living in Calgary is 273% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 1526th and 7972nd ($2113 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1st in Canada and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Canada vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 66th and 8953rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Kabul

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Calgary Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$3.87
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1165
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$944
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1993
$295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1559
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.7
$99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
14.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3182
$259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$8.36
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.57
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$2.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$41.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$904
$22.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21983
$1370

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1860
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1688
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1675
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1694
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1732
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2798
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1696
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2276
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1718
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1835
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2484
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2022
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1795
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2023
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1858
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1526
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1568
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1731
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1585
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1908
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1760
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2358
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1629
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1990
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2445
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2064
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2269
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2034
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2098
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2595
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2251
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1896
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1722

Cities near Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$449
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$347
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$455
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$437
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$352
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$307
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$445
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$335
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$311
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$238
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$389
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$331
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$446
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$330
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$629
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$638
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$278
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$513
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$364
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$344
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$281
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$337
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$303
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$289
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$277
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$393
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$313
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$307
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$260
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$240
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$328
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$298
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$337
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$268
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$484