Fort Worth vs Pyongyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Fort Worth	Pyongyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2259	$1669
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5420	$3681
🏠 One person rent	$1358	$957
🏘️ Family rent	$2278	$1680
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4438	$159
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	81	19
😀 Quality of life	91	23
🏙️ Population	919K	2.86M

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 35% more expensive than in Pyongyang. Cities ranked 1371st and 3318th ($2259 vs $1669) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1148th 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 2 months in Fort Worth compared to 0.1 months in Pyongyang. Fort Worth ranked 28th best city to live in the United States vs Pyongyang ranked 1st in North Korea, while ranked 137th and 9024th 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	$15.3	$8.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$6.36	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1370	$887
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1096	$804
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2396	$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$1466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.9	$55.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	12.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2968	$1605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1832	$874
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.2	$46.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$17.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.6	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.88	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.32	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$4.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.8	$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$61.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1803	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25420	$4572

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Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2147
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2151
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2137
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2128
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1913
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2122
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2128
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2129
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2164
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2316
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2042
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2086
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2120
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2170
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2017
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2062
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2206
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2148
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2182
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2168
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2205
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2202
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1968
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2193
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2220
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2209
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2172
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2155
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2397
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2205

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