Calgary vs Pyongyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Pyongyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$1669
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$3681
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$957
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$1680
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$159
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	53	19
😀 Quality of life	90	23
🏙️ Population	1.31M	2.86M

The cost of living in Calgary is 26% more expensive than in Pyongyang. Cities ranked 1759th and 3318th ($2095 vs $1669) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and North Korea, respectively. Check Canada vs North Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.1 months in Pyongyang. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Pyongyang ranked 1st in North Korea, while ranked 187th and 9024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Pyongyang

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	Calgary	Pyongyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$8.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$887
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$804
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$55.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	12.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$1605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$874
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$46.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$17.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$4.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$61.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$4572

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

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