Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 5.7 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Kabul
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN150
|
$8.11
₩11,119
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
AFN375
|
$5.90
₩8,086
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$1.53
₩2,091
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
AFN13
|
$0.82
₩1,127
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for groceries
Kabul
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
$3.09
₩4,237
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.87
AFN135
|
$6.06
₩8,305
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.88
AFN208
|
$8.19
₩11,235
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AFN102
|
$3.27
₩4,487
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN108
|
$4.76
₩6,525
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$3.12
₩4,277
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
AFN26
|
$1.57
₩2,156
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$2.58
₩3,538
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
AFN17
|
$2.72
₩3,723
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$1.91
₩2,616
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$1.42
₩1,940
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Kabul
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
AFN270
|
$4.69
₩6,428
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.46
AFN611
|
$45.15
₩61,910
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,706.07
AFN483,725
|
$27,815.53
₩38,137,874
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.77
AFN705
|
$9.44
₩12,938
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Kabul
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.31
AFN8,895
|
$23.52
₩32,249
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.58
AFN9,852
|
$873.53
₩1,197,694
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.52
AFN6,746
|
$528.87
₩725,127
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.52
AFN5,159
|
$140.47
₩192,598
|
|
pay 16.0 times more for childcare
Kabul
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.45
AFN1,619
|
$381.75
₩523,417
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN99,943
|
$20,838.36
₩28,571,482
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Kabul
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
AFN350
|
$3.69
₩5,054
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
AFN95
|
$3.88
₩5,315
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
AFN180
|
$3.32
₩4,549
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$8.66
AFN625
|
$52.67
₩72,210
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.08
AFN150
|
$11.06
₩15,162
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
Kabul
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.74
AFN775
|
$60.77
₩83,325
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.14
AFN1,669
|
$44.72
₩61,311
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.88
AFN3,165
|
$85.92
₩117,802
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.87
AFN2,299
|
$127.28
₩174,509
|
|
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