Kabul vs Namyangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kabul	Namyangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$458	$1138
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1016	$2825
🏠 One person rent	$195	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$267	$843
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$449
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.9	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$1879
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	30	98
😀 Quality of life	33	75
🏙️ Population	4.27M	732K

The cost of living in Kabul is 60% less expensive than in Namyangju. Cities ranked 8842nd and 4858th ($458 vs $1138) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th in Afghanistan and South Korea, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kabul compared to 1.7 months in Namyangju. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Namyangju ranked 17th in South Korea, while ranked 8609th and 1944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Namyangju

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	Kabul	Namyangju
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.45	$6.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$5.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$3.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.19	$3.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.7	$480
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.8	$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$111	$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.1	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$95.2	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.06%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$505	$10941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$260	$5950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$43.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.78	$9.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.22	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$3.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$5.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$5.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$3.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.81	$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$4.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.2	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.23	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.4	$77.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.1	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$18	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.6	$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$19.7	$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1486	$13832

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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

Cities near Namyangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.9 mi	Guri	$1134
11 km or 6.7 mi	Hanam	$1178
20 km or 12 mi	Seoul	$1383
20 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$918
22 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$948
23 km or 14 mi	Seongnam	$1435
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1196
26 km or 16 mi	Siheung	$1307
29 km or 18 mi	Pocheon	$1028
30 km or 19 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
33 km or 21 mi	Goyang	$1097
33 km or 21 mi	Dongducheon	$1023
35 km or 22 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090
37 km or 23 mi	Anyang	$1004
38 km or 24 mi	Gunpo	$1112
39 km or 24 mi	Uiwang	$1080
41 km or 25 mi	Bucheon	$1175
41 km or 26 mi	Paju	$1065
43 km or 27 mi	Suwon	$1066
44 km or 27 mi	Gimpo	$1098
45 km or 28 mi	Yongin	$1120
45 km or 28 mi	Icheon	$1171
49 km or 31 mi	Ansan	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Chuncheon	$874
53 km or 33 mi	Yeoju	$1079
53 km or 33 mi	Incheon	$1088
56 km or 35 mi	Osan	$1076
63 km or 39 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
69 km or 43 mi	Kaesong	$1568
70 km or 44 mi	Anseong	$1078
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1110
72 km or 45 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
92 km or 57 mi	Cheonan	$1153
97 km or 61 mi	Dangjin	$1059
98 km or 61 mi	Chungju	$920
104 km or 65 mi	Jecheon	$1037
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$924
117 km or 72 mi	Seosan	$1068
128 km or 80 mi	Sejong	$1020
132 km or 82 mi	Gongju	$1063