Austin vs Pyongyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Pyongyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$1675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$4114
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$959
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$2118
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	65	19
😀 Quality of life	90	20
🏙️ Population	962K	2.86M

The cost of living in Austin is 47% more expensive than in Pyongyang. Cities ranked 858th and 2779th ($2455 vs $1675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 1st in the United States and North Korea, respectively. Check the United States vs North Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Austin compared to 0.2 months in Pyongyang. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Pyongyang ranked 1st in North Korea, while ranked 142nd and 8868th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Pyongyang

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	Austin	Pyongyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$8.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$112
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$892
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$3191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$1625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$81.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	12.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$1656
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$47.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$18.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$6.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$4.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$4.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$28.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$3399

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

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