Jeju Island vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jeju Island	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2726	$1051
🏠 One person rent	$473	$200
🏘️ Family rent	$796	$280
🍽️ Food expenses	$448	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.3	$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1427	$120
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	18	33
😀 Quality of life	64	25
🏙️ Population	666K	5.33M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 128% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 5121st and 8823rd ($1079 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 0.3 months in Kabul. Jeju Island ranked 79th best city to live in South Korea vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 5367th and 8992nd 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	$8.17	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$9.56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.65	$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.97	$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.76	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$72.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$722	$196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$85.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.08%	12.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8980	$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5765	$300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.03	$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$0.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.93	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$6.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$0.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$2.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$11.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.4	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.3	$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$50	$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$352	$20.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21734	$1540

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Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1076
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1064
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$991
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$981
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$1008
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1014
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1062
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$996
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$917
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$981
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$970
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$963
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1111
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$961
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$993
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$944
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$964
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$994
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$823
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$932
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$945
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1032
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$982
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1002
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$918
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$928
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$944
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$956
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$946
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1114
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$924
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$991
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$908
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$909
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$960
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1005
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$934
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1005
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$909
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$915

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$433
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$368
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$425
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$423
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$429
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$323
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$454
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$370
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$369
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$488
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$360
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$464
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$704
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$427
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$457
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$381
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$702
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$735
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$279
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$338
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$463
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$302
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$378
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$264
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$367
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$371
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$348
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$330
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$257
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$353
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$298
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$417
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$318
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$382
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$308
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$379
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$326
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$467