Cost of living comparison
compared to
Afghanistan vs. Canada Cost of Living Summary
Afghanistan is 78.9% cheaper than Canada overall.
Afghanistan vs. Canada Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Canada, you would:
pay 77.2% less for restaurants
|
Canada
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.02
CA$24.10
|
$2.77
AFN180
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
CA$14.58
|
$4.62
AFN300
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CA$2.84
|
$0.47
AFN31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
CA$2.32
|
$0.15
AFN10
|
|
Canada vs. Afghanistan - Cost of restaurants
pay 73.5% less for groceries
|
Canada
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
CA$3.56
|
$0.24
AFN16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
CA$7.37
|
$2.19
AFN142
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.08
CA$11.44
|
$3.21
AFN208
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
CA$4.95
|
$1.55
AFN101
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
CA$7.62
|
$1.81
AFN118
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
CA$2.54
|
$0.32
AFN21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CA$0.90
|
$0.40
AFN26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
CA$2.34
|
$0.42
AFN27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.77
CA$2.50
|
$0.24
AFN16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
CA$1.63
|
$0.28
AFN18
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
CA$1.53
|
$0.22
AFN15
|
|
Canada vs. Afghanistan - Cost of groceries
pay 53.1% less for transportation
|
Canada
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
CA$6.33
|
$4.19
AFN272
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.05
CA$92.09
|
$20.77
AFN1,350
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,172.47
CA$38,469.42
|
$8,461.54
AFN550K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.38
CA$21.77
|
$5.77
AFN375
|
|
Canada vs. Afghanistan - Cost of transportation
pay 86.3% less for housing
|
Canada
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.08
CA$80.80
|
$96.92
AFN6,300
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,206.12
CA$1,707.57
|
$123.08
AFN8,000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,084.12
CA$1,534.84
|
$108.80
AFN7,072
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.92
CA$155.62
|
$32.46
AFN2,110
|
|
Canada vs. Afghanistan - Cost of housing
pay 95.4% less for childcare
|
Canada
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$708.00
CA$1,002.35
|
$20.26
AFN1,317
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,065.57
CA$19,913.32
|
$1,046.15
AFN68,000
|
|
Canada vs. Afghanistan - Cost of childcare
pay 72.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Canada
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.10
CA$7.22
|
$2.31
AFN150
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
CA$5.19
|
$1.10
AFN71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.41
CA$18.98
|
$2.38
AFN155
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.22
CA$59.77
|
$11.08
AFN720
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.12
CA$15.74
|
$2.31
AFN150
|
|
Canada vs. Afghanistan - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 66.0% less for clothing
|
Canada
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.28
CA$75.43
|
$10.64
AFN692
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.15
CA$56.84
|
$16.00
AFN1,040
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.30
CA$122.18
|
$57.69
AFN3,750
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.70
CA$141.15
|
$25.08
AFN1,630
|
|
Canada vs. Afghanistan - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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