Edmonton vs Pyongyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edmonton	Pyongyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1769	$1675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4094	$4114
🏠 One person rent	$948	$959
🏘️ Family rent	$1630	$2118
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2961	$411
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	63	19
😀 Quality of life	89	20
🏙️ Population	1.01M	2.86M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 6% more expensive than in Pyongyang. Cities ranked 2475th and 2779th ($1769 vs $1675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th 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 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 0.2 months in Pyongyang. Edmonton ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Pyongyang ranked 1st in North Korea, while ranked 181st and 8868th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Pyongyang

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	Edmonton	Pyongyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$8.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$112
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.07	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$892
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1601	$3191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1315	$1625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$81.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.25%	12.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2901	$1656
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2327	$984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.47	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.2	$47.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$18.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$6.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$4.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$4.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$28.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$689	$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7826	$3399

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2077
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1743
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1770
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1886
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1491
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1638
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2007
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2284
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1540
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2163
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2054
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2023
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2327
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1792
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1612
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2021
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2280
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2495
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2488
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2466
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2317
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

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