Kabul vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kabul	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$504	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1114	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$211	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$298	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$177	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.4	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$146	$3638
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	33	49
😀 Quality of life	26	91
🏙️ Population	5.33M	1.02M

The cost of living in Kabul is 76% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 8650th and 1688th ($504 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 22nd 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 1.7 months in Ottawa. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 8929th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Ottawa

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	Kabul	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.5	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.24	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$1.6	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$83.1	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$223	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$145	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.7	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.5	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88.2	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$664	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$346	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.2	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.58	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.37	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.49	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.3	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.54	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.5	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$20.9	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1302	$17263

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$456
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$381
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$447
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$438
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$447
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$394
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$468
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$373
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$373
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$493
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$371
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$496
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$734
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$446
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$470
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$391
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$737
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$773
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$280
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$350
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$473
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$306
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$393
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$253
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$379
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$382
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$359
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$335
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$344
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$303
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$440
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$339
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$309
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$401
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$313
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$396
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$332
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$469

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875