Munich vs Pyongyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Pyongyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2463
$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5699
$3633
🏠 One person rent
$1467
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$2572
$1645
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$492
🚐 Transport expenses
$237
$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3954
$138
😷 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 48% more expensive than in Pyongyang. Cities ranked 920th and 3285th ($2463 vs $1659) 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 1.6 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 61st and 9031st 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
$19.1
$8.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.9
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.48
$1.93
☕ Cappuccino
$4.83
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.05
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1546
$881
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1155
$793
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2816
$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2089
$1439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$294
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.03%
12.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13232
$1667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9526
$992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.77
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.9
$47.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.7
$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.32
$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$9.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$17.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$6.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$6.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.75
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.71
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$4.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.8
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$3.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$954
$98.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14492
$3611

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1966
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1956
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1934
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1905
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1876
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1731
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1757
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1725
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1854
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1784
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1841
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1298
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1826
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1790
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1954
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1848
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1745
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1664
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1851
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1659
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1655
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1671
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1807
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1597
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2083
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1585
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1697
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1917
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1675
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1706
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1725
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1654
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1657
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1654
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1904
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1730

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