Kabul vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$3640
🏠 One person rent	$203	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$1858
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$68.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$2180
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	30	59
😀 Quality of life	14	66
🏙️ Population	4.27M	504K

The cost of living in Kabul is 52% less expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 8769th and 5569th ($474 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 67th in Afghanistan and South Korea, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 2.2 months in Pohang. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Pohang ranked 41st in South Korea, while ranked 9071st and 3881st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Pohang

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	Kabul	Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.38	$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$5.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$1755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$1737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$61.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$6467
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$2795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$8.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$26.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$3.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$6.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$4.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$41.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$7.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$98.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$13584

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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

Cities near Pohang

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
39 km or 24 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
54 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1059
62 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
71 km or 44 mi	Daegu	$995
82 km or 51 mi	Miryang	$1030
83 km or 51 mi	Andong	$880
83 km or 51 mi	Yangsan	$1027
93 km or 58 mi	Gumi	$992
99 km or 61 mi	Gimhae	$959
106 km or 66 mi	Changwon	$1075
108 km or 67 mi	Busan	$1060
110 km or 68 mi	Yeongju	$964
113 km or 70 mi	Gimcheon	$977
116 km or 72 mi	Sangju	$1000
120 km or 74 mi	Masan	$998
122 km or 76 mi	Mungyeong	$979
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$983
131 km or 82 mi	Taebaek	$1012
149 km or 92 mi	Jinju	$1054
149 km or 93 mi	Geoje	$887
157 km or 98 mi	Tongyeong	$924
158 km or 98 mi	Samcheok	$1037
160 km or 100 mi	Jecheon	$1016
165 km or 103 mi	Chungju	$900
170 km or 105 mi	Donghae	$1059
180 km or 112 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
181 km or 112 mi	Cheongju	$936
181 km or 113 mi	Daejeon	$992
192 km or 119 mi	Namwon	$987
192 km or 119 mi	Gyeryong	$977
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
193 km or 120 mi	Sejong	$1019
194 km or 121 mi	Wonju	$1074
196 km or 122 mi	Gangneung	$1062
201 km or 125 mi	Jeonju	$854
204 km or 126 mi	Tsushima	$903
206 km or 128 mi	Nonsan	$1019
206 km or 128 mi	Gongju	$1038
208 km or 129 mi	Suncheon	$1059