Munich vs Pyongyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Pyongyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2499
$1675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5815
$3651
🏠 One person rent
$1483
$960
🏘️ Family rent
$2594
$1648
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$494
🚐 Transport expenses
$248
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4507
$126
😷 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 49% more expensive than in Pyongyang. Cities ranked 889th and 3341st ($2499 vs $1675) 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 1.8 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 38th and 9065th 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
$8.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$1.92
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.86
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1499
$891
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1182
$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2689
$1610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2147
$1432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$295
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$55.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
12.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12913
$1642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8949
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.84
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.5
$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$2.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.44
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$17.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$6.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.71
$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$3.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$4.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.8
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.5
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1039
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16629
$4189

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$2008
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1954
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1994
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1967
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1943
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1925
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1918
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1771
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1877
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1806
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1790
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1890
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1827
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1864
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1316
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1853
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1840
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1983
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1881
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1785
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1707
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1877
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1819
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1707
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1766
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1867
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1635
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2117
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1638
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1735
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1904
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1726
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1724
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1759
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1698
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1693
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1699
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2009
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1748

Cities near Pyongyang

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Pyongsong
$1551
44 km or 27 mi Nampo
$1580
46 km or 29 mi Sunchon
$1574
59 km or 36 mi Sariwon
$1560
65 km or 41 mi Anju
$1551
76 km or 47 mi Kaechon
$1572
77 km or 48 mi Chongju
$1539
95 km or 59 mi Tokchon
$1560
111 km or 69 mi Haeju
$1568
115 km or 71 mi Kusong
$1540
135 km or 84 mi Huichon
$1545
138 km or 86 mi Kaesong
$1563
149 km or 92 mi Wonsan
$1572
163 km or 102 mi Paju
$1049
165 km or 102 mi Sinuiju
$1574
165 km or 103 mi Donggang
$534
167 km or 104 mi Dandong
$544
170 km or 106 mi Dongducheon
$1007
178 km or 111 mi Gimpo
$1068
180 km or 112 mi Yangju
$937
180 km or 112 mi Pocheon
$1008
181 km or 112 mi Goyang
$1092
183 km or 113 mi Uijeongbu
$913
184 km or 114 mi Hamhung
$1604
192 km or 119 mi Incheon
$1057
193 km or 120 mi Bucheon
$1167
195 km or 121 mi Seoul
$1363
199 km or 124 mi Gwangmyeong
$1071
202 km or 125 mi Guri
$1117
202 km or 125 mi Namyangju
$1120
209 km or 130 mi Gwacheon
$1061
210 km or 130 mi Anyang
$988
210 km or 131 mi Hanam
$1162
212 km or 132 mi Ansan
$1044
213 km or 132 mi Fengcheng
$517
213 km or 133 mi Gunpo
$1112
215 km or 134 mi Seongnam
$1425
216 km or 134 mi Uiwang
$1063
216 km or 134 mi Siheung
$1292
217 km or 135 mi Chuncheon
$867