Austria vs North Korea - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria North Korea
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2038
$1598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4908
$3465
🏠 One person rent
$1047
$940
🏘️ Family rent
$1780
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$651
$497
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3395
$119
💸 GDP per capita
$58269
$1261
😃 Human freedom index
8.54
1.4
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
73.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
15
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
0%
🎓 Higher education
93
17
😀 Quality of life
92
10
🏙️ Population
9.18M
26.5M

The average cost of living in Austria ($2038) is 28% more expensive than in North Korea ($1598). Austria ranked 20th vs 36th for North Korea in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Austria compared to 0.1 months in North Korea. Ranked 14th and 191st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Austria vs North Korea

We calculate prices for Austria and North Korea as a population-weighted mean of 26 and 24 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Austria North Korea
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$8.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.13
$1.83
 Cappuccino
$5.15
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1013
$869
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$767
$787
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2065
$3092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1461
$1565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$81.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$299
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.7
$55.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.31%
12.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10258
$1458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5757
$844
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.3
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$46.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$19.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$6.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$6.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$6.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.62
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.6
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.29
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$4.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$136
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.1
$4.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$479
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21918
$3833

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$2213
2.03M
Graz
$1708
293K
Linz
$1869
212K
Salzburg
$2009
155K
Innsbruck
$1904
131K
Klagenfurt
$1771
101K
Wels
$1573
65.3K
Villach
$1677
65.1K
Sankt Polten
$1821
55.5K
Dornbirn
$2075
48.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1922
44.5K
Feldkirch
$2153
33.4K
Steyr
$1683
38K
Baden bei Wien
$1829
26.3K
Leonding
$1818
28.7K
Amstetten
$1527
23.6K
Bregenz
$1889
29.6K
Leoben
$1391
24.6K
Wolfsberg
$1434
25K
Traun
$1787
24.5K
Lustenau
$1975
23.6K
Modling
$1898
20.6K
Kapfenberg
$1566
22.8K
Krems an der Donau
$1804
25.3K
Hallein
$1944
21.2K
Klosterneuburg
$1885
27.1K

In North Korea

City Cost of living Population
Pyongyang
$1675
2.86M
Hamhung
$1604
769K
Chongjin
$1593
668K
Sunchon
$1574
437K
Nampo
$1580
367K
Wonsan
$1572
363K
Sinuiju
$1574
359K
Tanchon
$1569
346K
Kaechon
$1572
320K
Sariwon
$1560
308K
Kaesong
$1563
308K
Haeju
$1568
273K
Kanggye
$1560
252K
Anju
$1551
240K
Tokchon
$1560
237K
Pyongsong
$1551
237K
Kimchaek
$1551
207K
Kusong
$1540
197K
Rason
$1477
197K
Hyesan
$1553
193K
Chongju
$1539
190K
Huichon
$1545
168K
Sinpo
$1544
153K
Hoeryong
$1476
154K