Gold Coast vs Pyongyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gold Coast	Pyongyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2297	$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5159	$3633
🏠 One person rent	$1480	$946
🏘️ Family rent	$2387	$1645
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$492
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3044	$138
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	49	19
😀 Quality of life	89	23
🏙️ Population	608K	2.86M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 38% more expensive than in Pyongyang. Cities ranked 1270th and 3285th ($2297 vs $1659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Australia and North Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs North Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Gold Coast compared to 0.1 months in Pyongyang. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Pyongyang ranked 1st in North Korea, while ranked 255th and 9031st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Pyongyang

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	Gold Coast	Pyongyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$8.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.5	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.47	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$3.52	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$881
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$793
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2559	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2014	$1439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	12.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8866	$1667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4115	$992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.8	$47.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$2.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.71	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$9.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$17.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$6.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.32	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.88	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.73	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.38	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$4.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.7	$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.4	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$3.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.6	$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2150	$98.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7100	$3611

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2065
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1662
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1798
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1710
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1184
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1503
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1839
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1747
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2181
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1888
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1599
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2640
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2292
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1568
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1364
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1580
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1678
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2019
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1667
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1683
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1771
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1706
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1736

Cities near Pyongyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Pyongsong	$1550
44 km or 27 mi	Nampo	$1565
46 km or 29 mi	Sunchon	$1573
59 km or 36 mi	Sariwon	$1560
65 km or 41 mi	Anju	$1563
76 km or 47 mi	Kaechon	$1569
77 km or 48 mi	Chongju	$1553
95 km or 59 mi	Tokchon	$1555
111 km or 69 mi	Haeju	$1565
115 km or 71 mi	Kusong	$1544
135 km or 84 mi	Huichon	$1544
138 km or 86 mi	Kaesong	$1568
149 km or 92 mi	Wonsan	$1569
163 km or 102 mi	Paju	$1065
165 km or 102 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
165 km or 103 mi	Donggang	$537
167 km or 104 mi	Dandong	$550
170 km or 106 mi	Dongducheon	$1023
178 km or 111 mi	Gimpo	$1098
180 km or 112 mi	Yangju	$948
180 km or 112 mi	Pocheon	$1028
181 km or 112 mi	Goyang	$1097
183 km or 113 mi	Uijeongbu	$918
184 km or 114 mi	Hamhung	$1607
192 km or 119 mi	Incheon	$1088
193 km or 120 mi	Bucheon	$1175
195 km or 121 mi	Seoul	$1383
199 km or 124 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090
202 km or 125 mi	Guri	$1134
202 km or 125 mi	Namyangju	$1138
209 km or 130 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
210 km or 130 mi	Anyang	$1004
210 km or 131 mi	Hanam	$1178
212 km or 132 mi	Ansan	$1049
213 km or 132 mi	Fengcheng	$517
213 km or 133 mi	Gunpo	$1112
215 km or 134 mi	Seongnam	$1435
216 km or 134 mi	Uiwang	$1080
216 km or 134 mi	Siheung	$1307
217 km or 135 mi	Chuncheon	$874