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Kabul vs. Seoul Cost of Living Summary

Kabul is 54.2% cheaper than Seoul.

Restaurants: pay 64.4% less in Kabul
Groceries: pay 78.5% less in Kabul
Transportation: pay 47.0% less in Kabul
Housing: pay 26.5% more in Kabul
Childcare: pay 94.0% less in Kabul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.8% less in Kabul
Clothing: pay 65.4% less in Kabul

Expenses including childcare, groceries, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Kabul.

Kabul vs. Seoul Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kabul instead of Seoul, you would:

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pay 64.4% less for restaurants

	Seoul	Kabul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.49 ₩12,759	$2.66 AFN167	-68.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.30 ₩9,463	$4.43 AFN279	-29.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 ₩2,463	$0.36 AFN22	-78.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ₩1,173	$0.15 AFN9	-81.1%
Average			-64.4%

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pay 78.5% less for groceries

	Seoul	Kabul
Bread 1 loaf	$3.24 ₩4,866	$0.21 AFN13	-93.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.79 ₩10,208	$1.93 AFN122	-71.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.85 ₩11,793	$2.94 AFN185	-62.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 ₩4,406	$1.43 AFN90	-51.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.67 ₩7,015	$1.57 AFN99	-66.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.45 ₩5,178	$0.25 AFN16	-92.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.52 ₩2,290	$0.36 AFN23	-76.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.35 ₩3,534	$0.33 AFN21	-85.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.77 ₩4,166	$0.21 AFN13	-92.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 ₩2,433	$0.21 AFN14	-86.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 ₩1,949	$0.20 AFN13	-84.3%
Average			-78.5%

Seoul vs. Kabul - Cost of groceries

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pay 47.0% less for transportation

	Seoul	Kabul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.43 ₩6,658	$3.72 AFN234	-16.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.99 ₩69,114	$10.34 AFN651	-77.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,072.36 ₩38M	$8,122.57 AFN512K	-67.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.50 ₩15,779	$7.68 AFN484	-26.9%
Average			-47.0%

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pay 26.5% more for housing

	Seoul	Kabul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.56 ₩30,891	$93.04 AFN5,862	+352.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$925.55 ₩1M	$87.13 AFN5,489	-90.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$559.33 ₩841K	$59.07 AFN3,722	-89.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.88 ₩179K	$39.53 AFN2,490	-66.8%
Average			+26.5%

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pay 94.0% less for childcare

	Seoul	Kabul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$360.15 ₩541K	$18.90 AFN1,191	-94.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$21,667.04 ₩33M	$1,476.83 AFN93,040	-93.2%
Average			-94.0%

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pay 56.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Seoul	Kabul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.54 ₩5,316	$2.36 AFN149	-33.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 ₩5,557	$1.06 AFN67	-71.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.18 ₩4,785	$2.66 AFN167	-16.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.34 ₩84,659	$9.16 AFN577	-83.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.61 ₩15,949	$2.22 AFN140	-79.1%
Average			-56.8%

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pay 65.4% less for clothing

	Seoul	Kabul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.77 ₩74,784	$9.60 AFN605	-80.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.49 ₩59,345	$17.72 AFN1,116	-55.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.94 ₩113K	$33.97 AFN2,140	-54.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$99.06 ₩149K	$28.68 AFN1,807	-71.1%
Average			-65.4%

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