Kabul vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$285
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$3590
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
29
86
😀 Quality of life
13
94
🏙️ Population
4.27M
2.79M

The cost of living in Kabul is 77% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 7801st and 656th ($599 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 Toronto. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 9123rd and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$6.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$18156

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2332
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2472
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2398
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2127
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2266
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2597
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2086
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1635
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2297
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2154
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1971
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2012
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1873
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1964
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2041
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2038
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1986
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2017
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1814
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2074
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2046
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2085