Cost of living comparison
Canada is 6.5 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Canada instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 6.6 times more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN137
|
$15.95
CA$21.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN274
|
$8.82
CA$11.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN24
|
$1.77
CA$2.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN13
|
$1.47
CA$1.98
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN22
|
$2.29
CA$3.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN134
|
$5.39
CA$7.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN187
|
$7.61
CA$10.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN96
|
$3.04
CA$4.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN89
|
$4.81
CA$6.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN24
|
$1.62
CA$2.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN33
|
$0.68
CA$0.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN45
|
$1.60
CA$2.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN15
|
$1.71
CA$2.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN11
|
$1.13
CA$1.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN9
|
$1.11
CA$1.50
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN268
|
$4.96
CA$6.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN822
|
$63.09
CA$85.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN548,042
|
$21,101.60
CA$28,471.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN457
|
$16.98
CA$22.91
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN47,954
|
$64.04
CA$86.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,660
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,439.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN5,415
|
$952.71
CA$1,285.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,861
|
$112.22
CA$151.41
|
|
pay 16.8 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,360
|
$746.92
CA$1,007.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN120,569
|
$13,296.08
CA$17,939.74
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN183
|
$4.67
CA$6.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN91
|
$3.31
CA$4.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN151
|
$11.96
CA$16.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN990
|
$43.49
CA$58.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN206
|
$10.20
CA$13.76
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,309
|
$49.87
CA$67.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,245
|
$36.92
CA$49.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,466
|
$78.02
CA$105.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,664
|
$97.82
CA$131.99
|
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