Kabul vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kabul	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$473	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1051	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$200	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$280	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.2	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$120	$3871
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	33	49
😀 Quality of life	25	92
🏙️ Population	5.33M	1.02M

The cost of living in Kabul is 78% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 8823rd and 1668th ($473 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 27th 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 1.8 months in Ottawa. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 8992nd and 123rd 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	$2.79	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.56	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.38	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$108	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$72.2	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$196	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$127	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.8	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.8%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$579	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$300	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.25	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.07	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$11.7	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.13	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.1	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.8	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$20.2	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1540	$17337

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891