Kabul vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kabul	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$473	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1051	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$200	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$280	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.2	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$120	$3005
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	33	100
😀 Quality of life	25	96
🏙️ Population	5.33M	1.8M

The cost of living in Kabul is 75% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8823rd and 2284th ($473 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 58th in Afghanistan and Canada, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 8992nd and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Montreal

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	Kabul	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.79	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.56	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$1.38	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$108	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$72.2	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$196	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$127	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.8	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.8%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$579	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$300	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.25	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.07	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$11.7	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.13	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.1	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.8	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$20.2	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1540	$5550

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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

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805