Isfahan vs Pyongyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Isfahan	Pyongyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$1675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1618	$4114
🏠 One person rent	$211	$959
🏘️ Family rent	$639	$2118
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.9	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$240	$411
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	66	19
😀 Quality of life	48	20
🏙️ Population	1.96M	2.86M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 69% less expensive than in Pyongyang. Cities ranked 8454th and 2779th ($523 vs $1675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 1st in Iran and North Korea, respectively. Check Iran vs North Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 0.2 months in Pyongyang. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Pyongyang ranked 1st in North Korea, while ranked 6375th and 8868th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Pyongyang

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	Isfahan	Pyongyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$8.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$112
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$0.88	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$892
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$3191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$545	$1625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$81.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.5%	12.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$1656
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$47.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.11	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$18.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$6.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.99	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$6.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.48	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$4.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.1	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$4.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$28.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.2	$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.2	$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$594	$3399

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Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$502
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$502
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$562
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$525
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$529
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$488
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$455
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$513
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$536
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$562
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$574
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$651
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$505
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$583
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$681
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$577
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$680
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$597
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$675
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$469
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$554
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$563
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$710
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$557
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$698
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$788
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$693
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$665
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$684
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$688

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