Auckland vs Pyongyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Pyongyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$3633
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$946
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$1645
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$492
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$138
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	32	19
😀 Quality of life	91	23
🏙️ Population	1.47M	2.86M

The cost of living in Auckland is 18% more expensive than in Pyongyang. Cities ranked 2124th and 3285th ($1961 vs $1659) 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 1.6 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 170th and 9031st 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	$12.6	$8.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$881
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$793
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$1439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	12.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$1667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$47.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$2.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$9.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$17.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$6.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$4.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$3.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$98.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$3611

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1716
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1678
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1383
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1250
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1678
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1312
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1423
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1425
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1493
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1612
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1480
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1252
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1743
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1869
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1396
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1254
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1638
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1847
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1536
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2086
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1461
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1238
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1878
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1022
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$836
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$818
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$997
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1839

Cities near Pyongyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Pyongsong	$1550
44 km or 27 mi	Nampo	$1565
46 km or 29 mi	Sunchon	$1573
59 km or 36 mi	Sariwon	$1560
65 km or 41 mi	Anju	$1563
76 km or 47 mi	Kaechon	$1569
77 km or 48 mi	Chongju	$1553
95 km or 59 mi	Tokchon	$1555
111 km or 69 mi	Haeju	$1565
115 km or 71 mi	Kusong	$1544
135 km or 84 mi	Huichon	$1544
138 km or 86 mi	Kaesong	$1568
149 km or 92 mi	Wonsan	$1569
163 km or 102 mi	Paju	$1065
165 km or 102 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
165 km or 103 mi	Donggang	$537
167 km or 104 mi	Dandong	$550
170 km or 106 mi	Dongducheon	$1023
178 km or 111 mi	Gimpo	$1098
180 km or 112 mi	Yangju	$948
180 km or 112 mi	Pocheon	$1028
181 km or 112 mi	Goyang	$1097
183 km or 113 mi	Uijeongbu	$918
184 km or 114 mi	Hamhung	$1607
192 km or 119 mi	Incheon	$1088
193 km or 120 mi	Bucheon	$1175
195 km or 121 mi	Seoul	$1383
199 km or 124 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090
202 km or 125 mi	Guri	$1134
202 km or 125 mi	Namyangju	$1138
209 km or 130 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
210 km or 130 mi	Anyang	$1004
210 km or 131 mi	Hanam	$1178
212 km or 132 mi	Ansan	$1049
213 km or 132 mi	Fengcheng	$517
213 km or 133 mi	Gunpo	$1112
215 km or 134 mi	Seongnam	$1435
216 km or 134 mi	Uiwang	$1080
216 km or 134 mi	Siheung	$1307
217 km or 135 mi	Chuncheon	$874