Jeju Island vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeju Island	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$458
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2764	$1016
🏠 One person rent	$480	$195
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$267
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$153
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.8	$76.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1449	$104
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	19	30
😀 Quality of life	65	33
🏙️ Population	678K	4.27M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 140% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 4961st and 8842nd ($1100 vs $458) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 1.3 months in Jeju Island compared to 0.2 months in Kabul. Jeju Island ranked 73rd best city to live in South Korea vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 5177th and 8609th 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	$8.06	$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.44	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$93.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$62.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$111
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$48.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$95.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.15%	12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9156	$505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5889	$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.37	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$0.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$1.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$10.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$2.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.34	$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$18
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$34.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$347	$19.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20533	$1486

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Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1095
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1069
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$1005
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1001
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$994
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1016
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1081
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$991
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$904
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$934
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$980
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$981
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1064
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$913
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$984
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$933
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$982
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$1008
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$831
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$908
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1084
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$998
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1020
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$893
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$908
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$925
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$939
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$975
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1108
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$902
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$1038
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$886
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$887
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$948
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1039
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$913
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1046
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$891
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$895

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$401
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$354
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$396
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$393
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$334
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$364
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$428
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$354
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$351
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$344
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$443
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$432
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$376
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$712
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$277
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$436
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$294
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$372
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$265
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$351
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$363
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$333
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$320
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$340
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$291
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$403
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$303
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$302
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$362
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$311
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$316
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$439