Manchester vs Pyongyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Pyongyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5312
$3633
🏠 One person rent
$1378
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$2219
$1645
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$492
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$138
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
91
19
😀 Quality of life
93
23
🏙️ Population
548K
2.86M

The cost of living in Manchester is 37% more expensive than in Pyongyang. Cities ranked 1330th and 3285th ($2265 vs $1659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 1st in the United Kingdom and North Korea, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs North Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 0.1 months in Pyongyang. Manchester ranked 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Pyongyang ranked 1st in North Korea, while ranked 107th and 9031st among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Pyongyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$8.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.26
$1.93
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1608
$881
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1050
$793
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1770
$1439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.4
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
12.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5680
$1667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3963
$992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$47.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$17.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$6.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$6.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.7
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$4.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.9
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$3.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.1
$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1945
$98.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20873
$3611

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1759
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2040
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2011
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1723
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1828
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1680
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1873
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1883
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1513
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1968
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1887
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1783
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1578
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1652
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1822
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1746
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1833
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1850
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1832
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1507
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1937
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1890
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2023
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1834
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1831
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1804

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