Kazan vs Pyongyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kazan	Pyongyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$734	$1675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1795	$4114
🏠 One person rent	$375	$959
🏘️ Family rent	$716	$2118
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.5	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$692	$411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	54	19
😀 Quality of life	60	20
🏙️ Population	1.26M	2.86M

The cost of living in Kazan is 56% less expensive than in Pyongyang. Cities ranked 6742nd and 2779th ($734 vs $1675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in Russia and North Korea, respectively. Check Russia vs North Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kazan compared to 0.2 months in Pyongyang. Kazan ranked 7th best city to live in Russia vs Pyongyang ranked 1st in North Korea, while ranked 5162nd and 8868th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kazan vs Pyongyang

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	Kazan	Pyongyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.84	$8.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.3	$112
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$421	$892
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$861	$3191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$1625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$81.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.4	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.82	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.99%	12.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2754	$1656
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1894	$984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$47.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.29	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.63	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$18.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$6.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$6.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.16	$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.44	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$4.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.5	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.97	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.57	$4.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.2	$28.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$216	$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4497	$3399

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kazan

Distance	City	Cost of living
120 km or 75 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$537
122 km or 76 mi	Cheboksary	$592
170 km or 106 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$580
171 km or 106 mi	Ulyanovsk	$559
202 km or 125 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$613
224 km or 139 mi	Almetyevsk	$593
254 km or 158 mi	Tolyatti	$612
279 km or 173 mi	Izhevsk	$637
295 km or 183 mi	Syzran	$590
297 km or 185 mi	Samara	$656
308 km or 191 mi	Saransk	$438
314 km or 195 mi	Kirov	$508
323 km or 200 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$717
355 km or 221 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$636
392 km or 243 mi	Penza	$524
426 km or 265 mi	Balakovo	$605
450 km or 279 mi	Ufa	$672
498 km or 310 mi	Perm	$595
500 km or 311 mi	Sterlitamak	$454
515 km or 320 mi	Salavat	$538
516 km or 321 mi	Saratov	$555
517 km or 321 mi	Ivanovo	$554
520 km or 323 mi	Engels	$557
528 km or 328 mi	Oral	$549
542 km or 337 mi	Vladimir	$681
544 km or 338 mi	Kostroma	$540
595 km or 370 mi	Orenburg	$534
600 km or 373 mi	Yaroslavl	$523
604 km or 375 mi	Tambov	$561
610 km or 379 mi	Ryazan	$564
661 km or 411 mi	Syktyvkar	$569
666 km or 414 mi	Elektrostal	$719
668 km or 415 mi	Zlatoust	$600
669 km or 415 mi	Vologda	$528
672 km or 417 mi	Rybinsk	$675
692 km or 430 mi	Magnitogorsk	$506
697 km or 433 mi	Balashikha	$676
697 km or 433 mi	Miass	$596
700 km or 435 mi	Nizhny Tagil	$592
702 km or 436 mi	Lyubertsy	$867

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