Gwangju vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gwangju	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1101	$474
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2866	$1052
🏠 One person rent	$434	$203
🏘️ Family rent	$769	$302
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2099	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	58	30
😀 Quality of life	83	14
🏙️ Population	1.49M	4.27M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 132% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 4821st and 8769th ($1101 vs $474) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 1.9 months in Gwangju compared to 0.5 months in Kabul. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 439th and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gwangju vs Kabul

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	Gwangju	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.42	$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$9.34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.63	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$90
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$556	$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	18.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7404	$404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4847	$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.7	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.31	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32.5	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.69	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$2.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$424	$17.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20814	$1356

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Cities near Gwangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Naju	$1012
45 km or 28 mi	Jeongeup	$970
50 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$987
57 km or 36 mi	Suncheon	$1059
64 km or 39 mi	Mokpo	$998
71 km or 44 mi	Gimje	$937
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
76 km or 47 mi	Jeonju	$854
82 km or 51 mi	Yeosu	$989
86 km or 54 mi	Iksan	$959
92 km or 57 mi	Gunsan	$1005
106 km or 66 mi	Jinju	$1054
116 km or 72 mi	Nonsan	$1019
127 km or 79 mi	Gyeryong	$977
131 km or 81 mi	Sacheon	$983
132 km or 82 mi	Asan	$1038
133 km or 82 mi	Boryeong	$1063
138 km or 86 mi	Daejeon	$992
142 km or 88 mi	Tongyeong	$924
145 km or 90 mi	Gongju	$1038
148 km or 92 mi	Masan	$998
150 km or 93 mi	Sejong	$1019
151 km or 94 mi	Gimcheon	$977
156 km or 97 mi	Geoje	$887
158 km or 98 mi	Changwon	$1075
170 km or 106 mi	Miryang	$1030
171 km or 106 mi	Daegu	$995
171 km or 107 mi	Cheongju	$936
174 km or 108 mi	Gumi	$992
179 km or 111 mi	Sangju	$1000
179 km or 111 mi	Gimhae	$959
180 km or 112 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
184 km or 114 mi	Cheonan	$1151
184 km or 115 mi	Seosan	$1036
188 km or 117 mi	Jeju	$1037
193 km or 120 mi	Busan	$1060
194 km or 120 mi	Yangsan	$1027
194 km or 120 mi	Dangjin	$1033
196 km or 122 mi	Mungyeong	$979
203 km or 126 mi	Jeju Island	$1080

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