Kabul vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$203	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$3115
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	30	50
😀 Quality of life	14	90
🏙️ Population	4.27M	1.02M

The cost of living in Kabul is 77% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 8769th and 1701st ($474 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 25th 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 Ottawa. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 9071st and 162nd 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	$2.38	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$19030

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Cities near Kabul

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

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800