Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 4.7 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$6.13
₩8,447
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN253
|
$5.18
₩7,137
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$1.41
₩1,938
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$0.67
₩930
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$2.74
₩3,780
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN124
|
$8.12
₩11,188
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN173
|
$7.20
₩9,922
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$2.73
₩3,764
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$3.58
₩4,940
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$2.90
₩3,991
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN31
|
$1.51
₩2,080
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$2.66
₩3,667
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$2.29
₩3,159
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$1.40
₩1,925
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$1.08
₩1,494
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN247
|
$4.92
₩6,786
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN758
|
$43.73
₩60,258
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN505,512
|
$28,660.56
₩39,493,672
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN421
|
$9.34
₩12,865
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Afghanistan
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,232
|
$21.09
₩29,060
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,066
|
$392.42
₩540,750
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,995
|
$302.43
₩416,742
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,717
|
$111.18
₩153,199
|
|
pay 11.9 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,177
|
$342.96
₩472,586
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN111,213
|
$18,987.50
₩26,164,395
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$2.92
₩4,021
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$3.29
₩4,533
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN139
|
$3.45
₩4,754
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN913
|
$44.03
₩60,668
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN190
|
$8.93
₩12,299
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,208
|
$48.44
₩66,752
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,149
|
$44.60
₩61,457
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,275
|
$75.46
₩103,978
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,457
|
$91.03
₩125,443
|
|
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