Kabul vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$5494
🏠 One person rent
$200
$1483
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$2320
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$3648
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
33
86
😀 Quality of life
25
95
🏙️ Population
5.33M
2.79M

The cost of living in Kabul is 81% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8823rd and 897th ($473 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 1.5 months in Toronto. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 8992nd and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Toronto

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Kabul Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$75
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$20314

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Distance City Cost of living
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$433
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$368
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$425
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$429
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$360
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$464
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$264
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$367
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$353
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$298
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$417
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$318
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$382
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$308
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$379
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$326
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$467

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2309
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2357
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2520
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2222
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2151
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2360
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2246
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2079
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1605
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2237
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2039
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2046
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2089
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1910
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1897
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1950
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2073
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1801
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2073
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2083
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2075
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2087
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1480
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1901
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2136
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1999
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2277
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2182
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2115
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2173
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1992
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2136
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2001
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1870
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2035
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1735
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2027
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2034
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2029