Edmonton vs Pyongyang - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Edmonton | Pyongyang | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Edmonton is 12% more expensive than in Pyongyang. Cities ranked 2524th and 3341st ($1878 vs $1675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th 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 0.1 months in Pyongyang. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Pyongyang ranked 1st in North Korea, while ranked 193rd and 9065th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 27 km or 16 mi |  Spruce Grove | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Leduc | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Red Deer | |
| 279 km or 173 mi | Calgary | |
| 297 km or 185 mi | Banff | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Fort McMurray | |
| 388 km or 241 mi | Grande Prairie | |
| 429 km or 267 mi | Lethbridge | |
| 435 km or 270 mi | Medicine Hat | |
| 483 km or 300 mi | Saskatoon | |
| 515 km or 320 mi | Prince Albert | |
| 565 km or 351 mi | Kamloops | |
| 576 km or 358 mi | Kelowna | |
| 610 km or 379 mi | Prince George | |
| 616 km or 383 mi | Penticton | |
| 622 km or 387 mi |  Sandpoint | |
| 646 km or 402 mi | Moose Jaw | |
| 688 km or 428 mi | Great Falls | |
| 689 km or 428 mi | Coeur d'Alene | |
| 691 km or 430 mi | Post Falls | |
| 698 km or 434 mi | Regina | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Spokane Valley | |
| 711 km or 442 mi | Spokane | |
| 743 km or 461 mi | Missoula | |
| 752 km or 467 mi | Whistler | |
| 762 km or 473 mi | Chilliwack | |
| 779 km or 484 mi | Helena | |
| 789 km or 491 mi | Abbotsford | |
| 792 km or 492 mi | Maple Ridge | |
| 796 km or 495 mi | Moscow | |
| 798 km or 496 mi | Coquitlam | |
| 800 km or 497 mi | Pullman | |
| 804 km or 499 mi | Langley | |
| 809 km or 502 mi | Surrey | |
| 809 km or 503 mi | Burnaby | |
| 811 km or 504 mi | North Vancouver | |
| 818 km or 508 mi | Vancouver | |
| 820 km or 510 mi | Bellingham | |
| 821 km or 510 mi | Delta | |
| 822 km or 511 mi | Moses Lake |
Cities near Pyongyang
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 27 km or 17 mi |  Pyongsong | |
| 44 km or 27 mi | Nampo | |
| 46 km or 29 mi | Sunchon | |
| 59 km or 36 mi | Sariwon | |
| 65 km or 41 mi | Anju | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Kaechon | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Chongju | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Tokchon | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Haeju | |
| 115 km or 71 mi | Kusong | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Huichon | |
| 138 km or 86 mi | Kaesong | |
| 149 km or 92 mi | Wonsan | |
| 163 km or 102 mi |  Paju | |
| 165 km or 102 mi | Sinuiju | |
| 165 km or 103 mi |  Donggang | |
| 167 km or 104 mi | Dandong | |
| 170 km or 106 mi | Dongducheon | |
| 178 km or 111 mi | Gimpo | |
| 180 km or 112 mi | Yangju | |
| 180 km or 112 mi | Pocheon | |
| 181 km or 112 mi | Goyang | |
| 183 km or 113 mi | Uijeongbu | |
| 184 km or 114 mi | Hamhung | |
| 192 km or 119 mi | Incheon | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Bucheon | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Seoul | |
| 199 km or 124 mi | Gwangmyeong | |
| 202 km or 125 mi | Guri | |
| 202 km or 125 mi | Namyangju | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Gwacheon | |
| 210 km or 130 mi | Anyang | |
| 210 km or 131 mi | Hanam | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Ansan | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Fengcheng | |
| 213 km or 133 mi | Gunpo | |
| 215 km or 134 mi | Seongnam | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Uiwang | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Siheung | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Chuncheon |