Edmonton vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$1051
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$200
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$280
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$120
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	64	33
😀 Quality of life	90	25
🏙️ Population	1.01M	5.33M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 297% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 2524th and 8823rd ($1878 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 3rd 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 Edmonton compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 193rd and 8992nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Kabul

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	Edmonton	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$9.56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$72.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$85.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	12.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$0.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$6.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$0.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$2.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$11.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$20.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$1540

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$433
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$368
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$425
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$423
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$429
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$323
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$454
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$370
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$369
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$488
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$360
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$464
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$704
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$427
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$457
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$381
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$702
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$735
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$279
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$338
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$463
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$302
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$378
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$264
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$367
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$371
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$348
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$330
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$257
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$353
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$298
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$417
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$318
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$382
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$308
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$379
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$326
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$467