Kabul vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$458
$2464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1016
$5417
🏠 One person rent
$195
$1477
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$2341
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$612
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.9
$241
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$3342
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
30
86
😀 Quality of life
33
99
🏙️ Population
4.27M
2.79M

The cost of living in Kabul is 81% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8842nd and 918th ($458 vs $2464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 1.4 months in Toronto. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 8609th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.45
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.19
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.7
$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.8
$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$2463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$111
$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.1
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.2
$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.06%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$505
$8820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$260
$7326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.78
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.22
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.81
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$3.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.2
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.23
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.4
$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.6
$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$19.7
$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1486
$17676

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$401
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$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

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$2241
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$2326
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2463
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2242
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2033
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2379
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2449
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2012
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2193
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1995
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2038
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2103
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1869
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1894
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1947
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$1998
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1705
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2049
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2044
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2045
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2010
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1443
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1844
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2096
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2071
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1928
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2187
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2082
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2109
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1936
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2083
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1971
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1868
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2021
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1683
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$2036
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2031
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2043