Edmonton vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Edmonton	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1785	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4092	$1271
🏠 One person rent	$955	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$1589	$403
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3052	$188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	63	29
😀 Quality of life	89	13
🏙️ Population	1.01M	4.27M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 198% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 2563rd and 7801st ($1785 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 100th 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 Edmonton compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Edmonton ranked 13th best city to live in Canada vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 172nd and 9123rd 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	$14.2	$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.3	$8.83
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.36	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$929	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$726	$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1576	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1272	$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$99.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	21.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2798	$451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2233	$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.59	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$9.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$0.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$0.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.27	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$2.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.8	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$745	$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8270	$1452

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1723
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1727
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2149
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1914
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1854
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$2001
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1586
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1781
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2139
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2250
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1678
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2150
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2011
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2469
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2498
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1642
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1566
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1983
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2417
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2589
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2650
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2278
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2330
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$1917

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$469
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$358
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$476
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$441
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$338
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$374
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$467
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$372
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$354
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$323
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$439
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$450
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$456
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$672
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$328
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$521
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$277
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$344
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$319
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$330
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$388
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$285
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$371
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$312
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$280
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$358
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$335
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$308
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$487