Ahmedabad vs Pyongyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ahmedabad	Pyongyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$452	$1675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1122	$4114
🏠 One person rent	$166	$959
🏘️ Family rent	$318	$2118
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.1	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$467	$411
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	57	19
😀 Quality of life	54	20
🏙️ Population	7.65M	2.86M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 73% less expensive than in Pyongyang. Cities ranked 8848th and 2779th ($452 vs $1675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in India and North Korea, respectively. Check India vs North Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ahmedabad compared to 0.2 months in Pyongyang. Ahmedabad ranked 19th best city to live in India vs Pyongyang ranked 1st in North Korea, while ranked 5984th and 8868th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ahmedabad vs Pyongyang

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	Ahmedabad	Pyongyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.45	$8.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.2	$112
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.02	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$892
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$117	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$355	$3191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$232	$1625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.8	$81.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.7	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.12	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.86%	12.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$885	$1656
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.29	$47.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.5	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.09	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$18.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$6.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.87	$6.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.98	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.18	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.13	$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.29	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$4.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.48	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.32	$4.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.5	$28.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.3	$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$60.6	$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1659	$3399

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Cities near Ahmedabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 15 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
47 km or 29 mi	Nadiad	$382
66 km or 41 mi	Mehsana	$389
103 km or 64 mi	Vadodara	$376
110 km or 68 mi	Godhra	$371
148 km or 92 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
200 km or 124 mi	Rajkot	$311
206 km or 128 mi	Udaipur	$310
208 km or 130 mi	Surat	$771
234 km or 145 mi	Navsari	$286
256 km or 159 mi	Ratlam	$311
299 km or 186 mi	Bhuj	$288
314 km or 195 mi	Pali	$324
327 km or 203 mi	Ujjain	$298
332 km or 206 mi	Bhilwara	$340
336 km or 209 mi	Indore	$367
343 km or 213 mi	Malegaon	$378
343 km or 213 mi	Porbandar	$333
359 km or 223 mi	Nashik	$333
381 km or 237 mi	Jalgaon	$348
385 km or 239 mi	Jodhpur	$366
397 km or 246 mi	Vasai	$284
407 km or 253 mi	Kota	$339
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwandi	$362
424 km or 264 mi	Kalyan	$381
430 km or 267 mi	Thane	$501
435 km or 270 mi	Ajmer	$279
447 km or 278 mi	Navi Mumbai	$480
451 km or 280 mi	Aurangabad	$350
453 km or 281 mi	Mumbai	$716
456 km or 283 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
495 km or 308 mi	Bhopal	$363
501 km or 311 mi	Hyderabad	$334
519 km or 322 mi	Pune	$513
523 km or 325 mi	Akola	$295
537 km or 333 mi	Vidisha	$331
544 km or 338 mi	Jaipur	$376
553 km or 343 mi	Nawabshah	$325
560 km or 348 mi	Bikaner	$297
571 km or 355 mi	Sikar	$350

Cities near Pyongyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Pyongsong	$1548
44 km or 27 mi	Nampo	$1570
46 km or 29 mi	Sunchon	$1574
59 km or 36 mi	Sariwon	$1561
65 km or 41 mi	Anju	$1554
76 km or 47 mi	Kaechon	$1565
77 km or 48 mi	Chongju	$1547
95 km or 59 mi	Tokchon	$1546
111 km or 69 mi	Haeju	$1550
115 km or 71 mi	Kusong	$1549
135 km or 84 mi	Huichon	$1538
138 km or 86 mi	Kaesong	$1565
149 km or 92 mi	Wonsan	$1568
163 km or 102 mi	Paju	$1075
165 km or 102 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
165 km or 103 mi	Donggang	$505
167 km or 104 mi	Dandong	$503
170 km or 106 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
178 km or 111 mi	Gimpo	$1099
180 km or 112 mi	Yangju	$974
180 km or 112 mi	Pocheon	$1040
181 km or 112 mi	Goyang	$1171
183 km or 113 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
184 km or 114 mi	Hamhung	$1597
192 km or 119 mi	Incheon	$1092
193 km or 120 mi	Bucheon	$1163
195 km or 121 mi	Seoul	$1334
199 km or 124 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
202 km or 125 mi	Guri	$1122
202 km or 125 mi	Namyangju	$1129
209 km or 130 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
210 km or 130 mi	Anyang	$1022
210 km or 131 mi	Hanam	$1161
212 km or 132 mi	Ansan	$1070
213 km or 132 mi	Fengcheng	$492
213 km or 133 mi	Gunpo	$1098
215 km or 134 mi	Seongnam	$1400
216 km or 134 mi	Uiwang	$1063
216 km or 134 mi	Siheung	$1283
217 km or 135 mi	Chuncheon	$865