Kabul vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kabul	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$599	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1271	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$285	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$403	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.7	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$188	$3150
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	29	50
😀 Quality of life	13	89
🏙️ Population	4.27M	1.02M

The cost of living in Kabul is 73% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 7801st and 1290th ($599 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 1.4 months in Ottawa. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 9123rd and 167th 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	$2.69	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.83	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.92	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.75	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.3	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$99.3	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.36%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$451	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.29	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.32	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.56	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.3	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.34	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.99	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.6	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.1	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23.8	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1452	$20100

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$469
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$358
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$476
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$441
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$338
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$374
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$467
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$372
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$354
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$323
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$439
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$450
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$456
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$672
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$328
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$521
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$277
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$344
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$319
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$330
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$388
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$285
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$371
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$312
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$280
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$358
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$335
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$308
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$487

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884