Moscow vs Pyongyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Moscow Pyongyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1253
$1661
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2995
$4092
🏠 One person rent
$694
$951
🏘️ Family rent
$1212
$2104
🍽️ Food expenses
$321
$492
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1239
$370
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
21
😀 Quality of life
74
19
🏙️ Population
12.5M
2.86M

The cost of living in Moscow is 25% less expensive than in Pyongyang. Cities ranked 4019th and 2402nd ($1253 vs $1661) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1 months in Moscow compared to 0.2 months in Pyongyang. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Pyongyang ranked 1st in North Korea, while ranked 1168th and 9024th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Moscow vs Pyongyang infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Moscow vs Pyongyang

Prices for goods and services in Moscow and Pyongyang are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Moscow Pyongyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.52
$8.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.9
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$1.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.34
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$882
$892
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$524
$795
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$3214
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$1601
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$81.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.63
$54.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.59%
11.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7317
$1508
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3781
$899
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$47.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.74
$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$9.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$18.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.77
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$4.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.07
$4.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$3.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$551
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10113
$3853

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$913
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$626
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$879
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$744
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$822
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$834
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$655
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$571
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$624
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$632
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$757
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$611
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$641
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$635
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$538
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$700
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$549
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$550
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$583
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$559
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$505
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$736
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$578
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$606
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$504
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$611
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$375
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$637
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$658
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$542
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$488
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$594
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$525
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$478
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$367
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$523
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$520

Cities near Pyongyang

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Pyongsong
$1463
44 km or 27 mi Nampo
$1479
46 km or 29 mi Sunchon
$1500
59 km or 36 mi Sariwon
$1480
65 km or 41 mi Anju
$1469
76 km or 47 mi Kaechon
$1483
77 km or 48 mi Chongju
$1454
95 km or 59 mi Tokchon
$1467
111 km or 69 mi Haeju
$1465
115 km or 71 mi Kusong
$1466
135 km or 84 mi Huichon
$1453
138 km or 86 mi Kaesong
$1466
149 km or 92 mi Wonsan
$1493
163 km or 102 mi Paju
$961
165 km or 102 mi Sinuiju
$1494
165 km or 103 mi Donggang
$663
167 km or 104 mi Dandong
$621
170 km or 106 mi Dongducheon
$939
178 km or 111 mi Gimpo
$966
180 km or 112 mi Yangju
$932
180 km or 112 mi Pocheon
$924
181 km or 112 mi Goyang
$1030
183 km or 113 mi Uijeongbu
$933
184 km or 114 mi Hamhung
$1528
192 km or 119 mi Incheon
$985
193 km or 120 mi Bucheon
$1151
195 km or 121 mi Seoul
$1625
199 km or 124 mi Gwangmyeong
$954
202 km or 125 mi Guri
$929
202 km or 125 mi Namyangju
$998
209 km or 130 mi Gwacheon
$914
210 km or 130 mi Anyang
$1075
210 km or 131 mi Hanam
$925
212 km or 132 mi Ansan
$924
213 km or 132 mi Fengcheng
$663
213 km or 133 mi Gunpo
$962
215 km or 134 mi Seongnam
$1068
216 km or 134 mi Uiwang
$925
216 km or 134 mi Siheung
$966
217 km or 135 mi Chuncheon
$919