Daejeon vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Daejeon	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$992	$474
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2724	$1052
🏠 One person rent	$386	$203
🏘️ Family rent	$843	$302
🍽️ Food expenses	$433	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.6	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2163	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	76	30
😀 Quality of life	85	14
🏙️ Population	1.48M	4.27M

The cost of living in Daejeon is 109% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 5544th and 8769th ($992 vs $474) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 3rd in South Korea and Afghanistan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Daejeon compared to 0.5 months in Kabul. Daejeon ranked 6th best city to live in South Korea vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 350th and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daejeon vs Kabul

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	Daejeon	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.41	$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.8	$9.34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.85	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.46	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$255	$90
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$607	$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.74%	18.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5276	$404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4192	$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.03	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.51	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.04	$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.07	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.6	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$2.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.7	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.57	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$270	$17.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15827	$1356

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Cities near Daejeon

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Gyeryong	$977
18 km or 11 mi	Sejong	$1019
26 km or 16 mi	Gongju	$1038
31 km or 20 mi	Nonsan	$1019
33 km or 21 mi	Cheongju	$936
42 km or 26 mi	Asan	$1038
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1151
60 km or 37 mi	Iksan	$959
63 km or 39 mi	Jeonju	$854
69 km or 43 mi	Boryeong	$1063
70 km or 43 mi	Sangju	$1000
70 km or 44 mi	Gimcheon	$977
73 km or 46 mi	Gunsan	$1005
74 km or 46 mi	Anseong	$1026
76 km or 47 mi	Gimje	$937
76 km or 47 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
78 km or 48 mi	Mungyeong	$979
84 km or 52 mi	Chungju	$900
88 km or 55 mi	Gumi	$992
91 km or 56 mi	Dangjin	$1033
93 km or 58 mi	Osan	$1042
96 km or 60 mi	Seosan	$1036
99 km or 62 mi	Jeongeup	$970
100 km or 62 mi	Yongin	$1127
103 km or 64 mi	Icheon	$1020
105 km or 65 mi	Namwon	$987
107 km or 67 mi	Yeoju	$1026
109 km or 68 mi	Suwon	$1022
109 km or 68 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
114 km or 71 mi	Jecheon	$1016
117 km or 72 mi	Uiwang	$1063
118 km or 73 mi	Gwangju	$1165
119 km or 74 mi	Ansan	$1070
120 km or 74 mi	Gunpo	$1098
120 km or 75 mi	Wonju	$1074
121 km or 75 mi	Siheung	$1283
122 km or 76 mi	Daegu	$995
122 km or 76 mi	Andong	$880
123 km or 76 mi	Anyang	$1022
123 km or 76 mi	Seongnam	$1400

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476