Gold Coast vs Pyongyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gold Coast	Pyongyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2530	$1669
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5679	$3681
🏠 One person rent	$1644	$957
🏘️ Family rent	$2706	$1680
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4225	$159
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	49	19
😀 Quality of life	93	23
🏙️ Population	608K	2.86M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 52% more expensive than in Pyongyang. Cities ranked 852nd and 3318th ($2530 vs $1669) 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 1.7 months in Gold Coast compared to 0.1 months in Pyongyang. Gold Coast ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Pyongyang ranked 1st in North Korea, while ranked 68th and 9024th 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	$20.2	$8.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.74	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2097	$887
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$804
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2832	$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2351	$1466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$55.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.77%	12.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8667	$1605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5294	$874
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$46.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.69	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$9.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$17.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.9	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.29	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$4.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.8	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$61.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2112	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9318	$4572

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2323
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1825
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1992
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1863
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1273
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1643
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1995
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1855
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2354
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2040
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1709
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2481
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1701
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1460
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1795
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2258
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1825
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$2015
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1905
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1915
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1913

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