Long Beach vs Pyongyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Long Beach	Pyongyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2764	$1675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6355	$4114
🏠 One person rent	$1831	$959
🏘️ Family rent	$3177	$2118
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4536	$411
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	94	19
😀 Quality of life	76	20
🏙️ Population	467K	2.86M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 65% more expensive than in Pyongyang. Cities ranked 379th and 2779th ($2764 vs $1675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 339th 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 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 0.2 months in Pyongyang. Long Beach ranked 231st best city to live in the United States vs Pyongyang ranked 1st in North Korea, while ranked 949th and 8868th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Pyongyang

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	Long Beach	Pyongyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$8.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$112
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.19	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2014	$892
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1593	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3278	$3191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2898	$1625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$81.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	12.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7095	$1656
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7019	$984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.7	$47.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.5	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$18.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$6.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.58	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$4.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.8	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$4.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$28.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1510	$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27134	$3399

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2919
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2703
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2983
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2851
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2669
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2720
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3229
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2775
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3068
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2716
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3022
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2788
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2662
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2899
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2817
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3640
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2786
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3162
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2735
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2781
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2905
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2768
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2780
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3162
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2803
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3014
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2789
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3036
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2683

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