Kabul vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$474
$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1052
$4312
🏠 One person rent
$203
$940
🏘️ Family rent
$302
$1577
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.8
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$218
$2742
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
30
100
😀 Quality of life
14
93
🏙️ Population
4.27M
1.8M

The cost of living in Kabul is 74% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8769th and 2225th ($474 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 51st in Afghanistan and Canada, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 9071st and 51st 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
$2.38
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.34
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$6.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90
$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.54%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$404
$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$202
$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.8
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.12
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.97
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.8
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.15
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.2
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.4
$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$17.2
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1356
$5725

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$386
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$303
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$389
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$366
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$381
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$346
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$394
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$366
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$364
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$382
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$442
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$596
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$401
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$414
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$458
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$593
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$605
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$354
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$468
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$389
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$273
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$342
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$306
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$373
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$354
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$266
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$392
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$305
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$361
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$281
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$374
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$321
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$476

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2004
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1810
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1900
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1764
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1776
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1732
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1807
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1735
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1742
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1761
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1769
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1762
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1562
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1433
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1106
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1532
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1692