Melbourne vs Pyongyang - Cost of Living Comparison
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Melbourne | Pyongyang | |
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🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
🏠 One person rent | ||
🏘️ Family rent | ||
🍽️ Food expenses | ||
🚐 Transport expenses | ||
💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
😷 Air quality | ||
✈️ Airport proximity | ||
🎓 Higher education | ||
😀 Quality of life | ||
🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Melbourne is 43% more expensive than in Pyongyang. Cities ranked 923rd and 2973rd ($2397 vs $1672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.3 months in Pyongyang. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Pyongyang ranked 1st in North Korea, while ranked 1st and 9011th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Melbourne vs Pyongyang
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Melbourne | Pyongyang | |
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Eating Out | ||
🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
☕ Cappuccino | ||
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
Rent & Utilities | ||
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
Transportation | ||
🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
Groceries | ||
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
Other | ||
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
💇 Haircut, simple | ||
👖 Brand Jeans | ||
👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year |
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Distance | City | Cost of living |
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3.2 km or 2 mi | South Yarra | |
24 km or 15 mi | Hoppers Crossing | |
25 km or 16 mi | Tarneit | |
29 km or 18 mi | Dandenong | |
34 km or 21 mi | Sunbury | |
37 km or 23 mi | Melton | |
40 km or 25 mi | Frankston | |
41 km or 25 mi | Berwick | |
42 km or 26 mi | Cranbourne | |
54 km or 34 mi | Pakenham | |
65 km or 40 mi | Geelong | |
102 km or 64 mi | Ballarat | |
134 km or 83 mi | Bendigo | |
144 km or 90 mi | Traralgon | |
164 km or 102 mi | Shepparton | |
226 km or 140 mi | Warrnambool | |
367 km or 228 mi | Mount Gambier | |
369 km or 230 mi | Wagga Wagga | |
392 km or 244 mi | Devonport | |
404 km or 251 mi | Griffith | |
444 km or 276 mi | Launceston | |
466 km or 290 mi | Canberra | |
477 km or 296 mi | Mildura | |
546 km or 339 mi | Goulburn | |
597 km or 371 mi | Hobart | |
628 km or 390 mi | Orange | |
643 km or 399 mi | Bathurst | |
651 km or 405 mi | Wollongong | |
655 km or 407 mi | Adelaide | |
700 km or 435 mi | Blacktown | |
702 km or 436 mi | Dubbo | |
703 km or 437 mi | Parramatta | |
707 km or 440 mi | Kellyville | |
713 km or 443 mi | Sydney | |
728 km or 452 mi | Dee Why | |
822 km or 511 mi | Newcastle | |
891 km or 554 mi | Whyalla | |
1015 km or 631 mi | Port Macquarie | |
1021 km or 634 mi | Armidale | |
1123 km or 698 mi | Coffs Harbour |
Cities near Pyongyang
Distance | City | Cost of living |
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27 km or 17 mi | Pyongsong | |
44 km or 27 mi | Nampo | |
46 km or 29 mi | Sunchon | |
59 km or 36 mi | Sariwon | |
65 km or 41 mi | Anju | |
76 km or 47 mi | Kaechon | |
77 km or 48 mi | Chongju | |
95 km or 59 mi | Tokchon | |
111 km or 69 mi | Haeju | |
115 km or 71 mi | Kusong | |
135 km or 84 mi | Huichon | |
138 km or 86 mi | Kaesong | |
149 km or 92 mi | Wonsan | |
163 km or 102 mi | Paju | |
165 km or 102 mi | Sinuiju | |
165 km or 103 mi | Donggang | |
167 km or 104 mi | Dandong | |
170 km or 106 mi | Dongducheon | |
178 km or 111 mi | Gimpo | |
180 km or 112 mi | Yangju | |
180 km or 112 mi | Pocheon | |
181 km or 112 mi | Goyang | |
183 km or 113 mi | Uijeongbu | |
184 km or 114 mi | Hamhung | |
192 km or 119 mi | Incheon | |
193 km or 120 mi | Bucheon | |
195 km or 121 mi | Seoul | |
199 km or 124 mi | Gwangmyeong | |
202 km or 125 mi | Guri | |
202 km or 125 mi | Namyangju | |
209 km or 130 mi | Gwacheon | |
210 km or 130 mi | Anyang | |
210 km or 131 mi | Hanam | |
212 km or 132 mi | Ansan | |
213 km or 132 mi | Fengcheng | |
213 km or 133 mi | Gunpo | |
215 km or 134 mi | Seongnam | |
216 km or 134 mi | Uiwang | |
216 km or 134 mi | Siheung | |
217 km or 135 mi | Chuncheon |