Nizhny Novgorod vs Pyongyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nizhny Novgorod	Pyongyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$639	$1672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1645	$4098
🏠 One person rent	$289	$957
🏘️ Family rent	$547	$2107
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.7	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$543	$424
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	46	19
😀 Quality of life	55	16
🏙️ Population	1.21M	2.86M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 62% less expensive than in Pyongyang. Cities ranked 7383rd and 2973rd ($639 vs $1672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th 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 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 0.3 months in Pyongyang. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th best city to live in Russia vs Pyongyang ranked 1st in North Korea, while ranked 5846th and 9011th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Pyongyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.02	$8.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.72	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$893
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$803
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$3195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$400	$1610
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$81.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.5	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.97	$54.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.01%	12.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2044	$1714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1329	$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$47.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.43	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$2.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.27	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$9.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$17.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$6.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.45	$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.71	$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.18	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$4.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.7	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.3	$28.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.1	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$274	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5245	$3493

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$541
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$498
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$541
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$616
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$509
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$507
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$376
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$533
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$654
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$515
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$660
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$514
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$484
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$623
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$633
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$672
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$797
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$583
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1075
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$480
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$736
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$566
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$743
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$463
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$508
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$522
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$513
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$507
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$551
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$606
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$536
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$590
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$401
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$556
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$589
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$490
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$562
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$540
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$518
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$519

Cities near Pyongyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Pyongsong	$1555
44 km or 27 mi	Nampo	$1574
46 km or 29 mi	Sunchon	$1576
59 km or 36 mi	Sariwon	$1564
65 km or 41 mi	Anju	$1550
76 km or 47 mi	Kaechon	$1564
77 km or 48 mi	Chongju	$1555
95 km or 59 mi	Tokchon	$1553
111 km or 69 mi	Haeju	$1562
115 km or 71 mi	Kusong	$1547
135 km or 84 mi	Huichon	$1545
138 km or 86 mi	Kaesong	$1567
149 km or 92 mi	Wonsan	$1573
163 km or 102 mi	Paju	$1020
165 km or 102 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
165 km or 103 mi	Donggang	$548
167 km or 104 mi	Dandong	$543
170 km or 106 mi	Dongducheon	$968
178 km or 111 mi	Gimpo	$966
180 km or 112 mi	Yangju	$941
180 km or 112 mi	Pocheon	$989
181 km or 112 mi	Goyang	$1008
183 km or 113 mi	Uijeongbu	$936
184 km or 114 mi	Hamhung	$1603
192 km or 119 mi	Incheon	$1067
193 km or 120 mi	Bucheon	$1068
195 km or 121 mi	Seoul	$1461
199 km or 124 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1038
202 km or 125 mi	Guri	$1085
202 km or 125 mi	Namyangju	$1084
209 km or 130 mi	Gwacheon	$1005
210 km or 130 mi	Anyang	$1025
210 km or 131 mi	Hanam	$1074
212 km or 132 mi	Ansan	$990
213 km or 132 mi	Fengcheng	$527
213 km or 133 mi	Gunpo	$1003
215 km or 134 mi	Seongnam	$1127
216 km or 134 mi	Uiwang	$988
216 km or 134 mi	Siheung	$1087
217 km or 135 mi	Chuncheon	$839