Auckland vs Pyongyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Pyongyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$1669
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$3681
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$957
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$1680
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$159
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	32	19
😀 Quality of life	89	23
🏙️ Population	1.47M	2.86M

The cost of living in Auckland is 26% more expensive than in Pyongyang. Cities ranked 1745th and 3318th ($2100 vs $1669) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in New Zealand and North Korea, respectively. Check New Zealand vs North Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 0.1 months in Pyongyang. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Pyongyang ranked 1st in North Korea, while ranked 242nd and 9024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Pyongyang

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	Auckland	Pyongyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$8.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$887
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$804
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$1466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$55.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	12.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$1605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$874
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$46.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$9.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$17.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$4.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$61.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$4572

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1752
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1553
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1424
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1239
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1660
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1259
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1475
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1400
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1653
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1647
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1503
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1440
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1803
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2003
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1469
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1705
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1800
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1567
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2232
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1507
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1282
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1911
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$891
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$910
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1095
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1995

Cities near Pyongyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Pyongsong	$1560
44 km or 27 mi	Nampo	$1572
46 km or 29 mi	Sunchon	$1579
59 km or 36 mi	Sariwon	$1569
65 km or 41 mi	Anju	$1559
76 km or 47 mi	Kaechon	$1564
77 km or 48 mi	Chongju	$1544
95 km or 59 mi	Tokchon	$1563
111 km or 69 mi	Haeju	$1562
115 km or 71 mi	Kusong	$1550
135 km or 84 mi	Huichon	$1547
138 km or 86 mi	Kaesong	$1557
149 km or 92 mi	Wonsan	$1570
163 km or 102 mi	Paju	$1010
165 km or 102 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
165 km or 103 mi	Donggang	$540
167 km or 104 mi	Dandong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Dongducheon	$977
178 km or 111 mi	Gimpo	$1040
180 km or 112 mi	Yangju	$894
180 km or 112 mi	Pocheon	$982
181 km or 112 mi	Goyang	$1052
183 km or 113 mi	Uijeongbu	$868
184 km or 114 mi	Hamhung	$1607
192 km or 119 mi	Incheon	$1032
193 km or 120 mi	Bucheon	$1090
195 km or 121 mi	Seoul	$1296
199 km or 124 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1029
202 km or 125 mi	Guri	$1089
202 km or 125 mi	Namyangju	$1094
209 km or 130 mi	Gwacheon	$1031
210 km or 130 mi	Anyang	$943
210 km or 131 mi	Hanam	$1152
212 km or 132 mi	Ansan	$1001
213 km or 132 mi	Fengcheng	$526
213 km or 133 mi	Gunpo	$1053
215 km or 134 mi	Seongnam	$1455
216 km or 134 mi	Uiwang	$1022
216 km or 134 mi	Siheung	$1313
217 km or 135 mi	Chuncheon	$819