Munich vs Pyongyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Pyongyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2525
$1669
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5816
$3681
🏠 One person rent
$1500
$957
🏘️ Family rent
$2602
$1680
🍽️ Food expenses
$604
$494
🚐 Transport expenses
$252
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4312
$159
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
90
19
😀 Quality of life
94
23
🏙️ Population
1.51M
2.86M

The cost of living in Munich is 51% more expensive than in Pyongyang. Cities ranked 863rd and 3318th ($2525 vs $1669) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Germany and North Korea, respectively. Check Germany vs North Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Munich compared to 0.1 months in Pyongyang. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Pyongyang ranked 1st in North Korea, while ranked 44th and 9024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Pyongyang

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Munich Pyongyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$8.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.2
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$1.93
☕ Cappuccino
$4.75
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.92
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1520
$887
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1185
$804
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2776
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2116
$1466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$313
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$55.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
12.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13704
$1605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9217
$874
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.76
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.3
$46.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.16
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.43
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.57
$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$9.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$17.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.6
$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$4.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.9
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.8
$28
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$61.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$871
$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17274
$4572

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$2002
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1940
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1976
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1960
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1925
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1910
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1890
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1748
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1841
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1770
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1753
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1858
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1790
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1292
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1816
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1789
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1938
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1828
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1731
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1668
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1834
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1788
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1660
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1726
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1808
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1610
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2075
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1606
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1704
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1887
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1669
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1678
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1667
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1717
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1647
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1647
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1636
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2003
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1714

Cities near Pyongyang

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Pyongsong
$1560
44 km or 27 mi Nampo
$1572
46 km or 29 mi Sunchon
$1579
59 km or 36 mi Sariwon
$1569
65 km or 41 mi Anju
$1559
76 km or 47 mi Kaechon
$1564
77 km or 48 mi Chongju
$1544
95 km or 59 mi Tokchon
$1563
111 km or 69 mi Haeju
$1562
115 km or 71 mi Kusong
$1550
135 km or 84 mi Huichon
$1547
138 km or 86 mi Kaesong
$1557
149 km or 92 mi Wonsan
$1570
163 km or 102 mi Paju
$1010
165 km or 102 mi Sinuiju
$1572
165 km or 103 mi Donggang
$540
167 km or 104 mi Dandong
$541
170 km or 106 mi Dongducheon
$977
178 km or 111 mi Gimpo
$1040
180 km or 112 mi Yangju
$894
180 km or 112 mi Pocheon
$982
181 km or 112 mi Goyang
$1052
183 km or 113 mi Uijeongbu
$868
184 km or 114 mi Hamhung
$1607
192 km or 119 mi Incheon
$1032
193 km or 120 mi Bucheon
$1090
195 km or 121 mi Seoul
$1296
199 km or 124 mi Gwangmyeong
$1029
202 km or 125 mi Guri
$1089
202 km or 125 mi Namyangju
$1094
209 km or 130 mi Gwacheon
$1031
210 km or 130 mi Anyang
$943
210 km or 131 mi Hanam
$1152
212 km or 132 mi Ansan
$1001
213 km or 132 mi Fengcheng
$526
213 km or 133 mi Gunpo
$1053
215 km or 134 mi Seongnam
$1455
216 km or 134 mi Uiwang
$1022
216 km or 134 mi Siheung
$1313
217 km or 135 mi Chuncheon
$819