Jeju Island vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jeju Island	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1165	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3279	$1271
🏠 One person rent	$533	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$1254	$403
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1907	$188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	19	29
😀 Quality of life	62	13
🏙️ Population	678K	4.27M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 95% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 4690th and 7801st ($1165 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in South Korea and Afghanistan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Jeju Island compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Jeju Island ranked 68th best city to live in South Korea vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 4818th and 9123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Kabul

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	Jeju Island	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.67	$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$8.83
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$438	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$875	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1043	$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$226	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$99.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	21.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4369	$451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$9.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.22	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$0.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.83	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$35.5	$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$0.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.53	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.78	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$2.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.71	$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.5	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24282	$1452

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Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1148
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1157
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$960
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1040
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$981
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1027
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1178
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$999
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$948
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$931
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$1005
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$1000
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$893
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$1008
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$980
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$968
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$1002
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$915
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$968
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$981
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1083
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$980
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1007
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$927
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$970
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$985
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$985
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$901
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1122
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$971
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$992
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$907
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$908
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$944
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$973
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$994
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1084
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$919
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$969

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$469
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$358
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$476
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$441
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$338
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$374
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$467
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$372
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$354
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$323
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$439
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$450
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$456
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$672
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$328
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$521
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$277
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$344
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$319
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$330
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$388
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$285
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$371
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$312
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$280
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$358
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$335
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$308
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$487