Fort Worth vs Pyongyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fort Worth	Pyongyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2289	$1675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5688	$4114
🏠 One person rent	$1368	$959
🏘️ Family rent	$2517	$2118
🍽️ Food expenses	$621	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$411
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	82	19
😀 Quality of life	88	20
🏙️ Population	919K	2.86M

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 37% more expensive than in Pyongyang. Cities ranked 1178th and 2779th ($2289 vs $1675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1073rd 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 1.9 months in Fort Worth compared to 0.2 months in Pyongyang. Fort Worth ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Pyongyang ranked 1st in North Korea, while ranked 210th and 8868th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fort Worth vs Pyongyang

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	Fort Worth	Pyongyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$8.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$112
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.87	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1480	$892
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1079	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2669	$3191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2125	$1625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$81.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	12.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2229	$1656
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2097	$984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.24	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.5	$47.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.15	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$18.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$6.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$6.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.84	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.36	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$4.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.9	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$4.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$28.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1782	$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23220	$3399

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Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2143
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2148
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2165
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2126
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2093
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1883
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2086
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2079
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2105
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2159
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2089
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2305
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$1808
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2095
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2149
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2111
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2025
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2224
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2155
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2164
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2471
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2219
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2214
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$2014
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2176
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2258
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2246
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2242
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2538
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2395
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2158

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