Kabul vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$1400
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$3413
🏠 One person rent	$203	$690
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$1128
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$444
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$2628
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	30	98
😀 Quality of life	14	74
🏙️ Population	4.27M	919K

The cost of living in Kabul is 66% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 8769th and 3869th ($474 vs $1400) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 1.9 months in Seongnam. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 9071st and 1233rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Seongnam

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	Kabul	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.38	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$797
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$1292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$10514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$5622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$6.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$5.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$9.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$139
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$9.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$20935

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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 Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1283
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1165
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1161
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1122
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1063
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1098
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$1022
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1334
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1129
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1070
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1163
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1020
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1042
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1171
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1099
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1092
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$1040
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1075
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1074
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1151
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$865
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$1033
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1565
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$900
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$936
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$1036
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1016
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$1019
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1038