Kabul vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$276
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$2722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
29
100
😀 Quality of life
21
95
🏙️ Population
4.27M
1.76M

The cost of living in Kabul is 69% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 7972nd and 2281st ($567 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 76th 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 1.5 months in Montreal. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 8953rd and 30th 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
$2.48
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$7624

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$449
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$347
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$455
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$437
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$352
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$307
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$445
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$335
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$311
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$238
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$389
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$331
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$446
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$330
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$629
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$638
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$278
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$513
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$364
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$344
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$281
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$337
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$303
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$289
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$277
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$393
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$313
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$307
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$260
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$240
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$328
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$298
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$337
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$268
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$484

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576