Calgary vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$1114
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$298
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$146
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	53	33
😀 Quality of life	90	26
🏙️ Population	1.31M	5.33M

The cost of living in Calgary is 316% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 1759th and 8650th ($2095 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 2nd in Canada and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Canada vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 187th and 8929th 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	$19.1	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$8.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$3.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$83.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$49.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$6.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$5.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$2.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$2.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$45.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$20.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$1302

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

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