Kabul vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kabul	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$458	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1016	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$195	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$267	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.9	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$3333
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	30	50
😀 Quality of life	33	92
🏙️ Population	4.27M	1.02M

The cost of living in Kabul is 78% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 8842nd and 1744th ($458 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 24th in Afghanistan and Canada, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kabul compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 8609th and 129th 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	$2.45	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$1.19	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.7	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.8	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$111	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.1	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$95.2	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.06%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$505	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$260	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.78	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.22	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.81	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.2	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.23	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.4	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.1	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$18	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.6	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$19.7	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1486	$15527

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$401
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$354
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$396
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$393
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$334
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$364
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$428
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$354
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$351
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$344
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$443
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$432
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$376
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$712
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$277
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$436
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$294
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$372
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$265
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$351
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$363
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$333
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$320
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$340
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$291
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$403
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$303
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$302
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$362
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$311
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$316
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$439

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822