Abu Dhabi vs Pyongyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abu Dhabi	Pyongyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1802	$1672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4691	$4098
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$957
🏘️ Family rent	$2569	$2107
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.3	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3906	$424
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	52	19
😀 Quality of life	83	16
🏙️ Population	1.48M	2.86M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 8% more expensive than in Pyongyang. Cities ranked 2486th and 2973rd ($1802 vs $1672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and North Korea, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs North Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.3 months in Pyongyang. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Pyongyang ranked 1st in North Korea, while ranked 405th and 9011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Pyongyang

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	Abu Dhabi	Pyongyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$8.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.9	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1179	$893
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$803
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2759	$3195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2207	$1610
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$81.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$54.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.18%	12.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4957	$1714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4315	$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$47.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.28	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$2.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$9.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$17.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$6.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.21	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.61	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.83	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.95	$4.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.5	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$28.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$667	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12787	$3493

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2309
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1503
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1050
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2084
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1232
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1810
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1719
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$786
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$994
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1218
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1267
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1226
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1110
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$870
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$989
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$556
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$878
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$928
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$520
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$547
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$558
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$548
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$541
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$546
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$537
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$687
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$531
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$467
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$639
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$489
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1586
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$507

Cities near Pyongyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Pyongsong	$1555
44 km or 27 mi	Nampo	$1574
46 km or 29 mi	Sunchon	$1576
59 km or 36 mi	Sariwon	$1564
65 km or 41 mi	Anju	$1550
76 km or 47 mi	Kaechon	$1564
77 km or 48 mi	Chongju	$1555
95 km or 59 mi	Tokchon	$1553
111 km or 69 mi	Haeju	$1562
115 km or 71 mi	Kusong	$1547
135 km or 84 mi	Huichon	$1545
138 km or 86 mi	Kaesong	$1567
149 km or 92 mi	Wonsan	$1573
163 km or 102 mi	Paju	$1020
165 km or 102 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
165 km or 103 mi	Donggang	$548
167 km or 104 mi	Dandong	$543
170 km or 106 mi	Dongducheon	$968
178 km or 111 mi	Gimpo	$966
180 km or 112 mi	Yangju	$941
180 km or 112 mi	Pocheon	$989
181 km or 112 mi	Goyang	$1008
183 km or 113 mi	Uijeongbu	$936
184 km or 114 mi	Hamhung	$1603
192 km or 119 mi	Incheon	$1067
193 km or 120 mi	Bucheon	$1068
195 km or 121 mi	Seoul	$1461
199 km or 124 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1038
202 km or 125 mi	Guri	$1085
202 km or 125 mi	Namyangju	$1084
209 km or 130 mi	Gwacheon	$1005
210 km or 130 mi	Anyang	$1025
210 km or 131 mi	Hanam	$1074
212 km or 132 mi	Ansan	$990
213 km or 132 mi	Fengcheng	$527
213 km or 133 mi	Gunpo	$1003
215 km or 134 mi	Seongnam	$1127
216 km or 134 mi	Uiwang	$988
216 km or 134 mi	Siheung	$1087
217 km or 135 mi	Chuncheon	$839