North Korea vs Ukraine - Cost of Living Comparison

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North Korea Ukraine
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1598
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3465
$1518
🏠 One person rent
$940
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$484
🍽️ Food expenses
$497
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$42.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$447
💸 GDP per capita
$1261
$5389
😃 Human freedom index
1.4
5.87
❤️ Life expectancy
73.6
73.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
15
36
🌐 English speaking %
0%
51%
🎓 Higher education
17
62
😀 Quality of life
10
50
🏙️ Population
26.5M
37.9M

The average cost of living in North Korea ($1598) is 155% more expensive than in Ukraine ($626). North Korea ranked 36th vs 164th for Ukraine in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in North Korea compared to 0.7 months in Ukraine. Ranked 191st and 95th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in North Korea vs Ukraine

We calculate prices for North Korea and Ukraine as a population-weighted mean of 24 and 34 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

North Korea Ukraine
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.48
$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.23
 Cappuccino
$1.94
$1.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$869
$324
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$787
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3092
$639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1565
$381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.1
$57.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$88.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.6
$6.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
17.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1458
$1433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$844
$834
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.6
$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$5.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.52
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$8.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$7.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$2.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.93
$4.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$2.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.5
$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$2.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.45
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.24
$4.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$9.91
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.06
$4.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.7
$79.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3833
$5486

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In North Korea

City Cost of living Population
Pyongyang
$1675
2.86M
Hamhung
$1604
769K
Chongjin
$1593
668K
Sunchon
$1574
437K
Nampo
$1580
367K
Wonsan
$1572
363K
Sinuiju
$1574
359K
Tanchon
$1569
346K
Kaechon
$1572
320K
Sariwon
$1560
308K
Kaesong
$1563
308K
Haeju
$1568
273K
Kanggye
$1560
252K
Anju
$1551
240K
Tokchon
$1560
237K
Pyongsong
$1551
237K
Kimchaek
$1551
207K
Kusong
$1540
197K
Rason
$1477
197K
Hyesan
$1553
193K
Chongju
$1539
190K
Huichon
$1545
168K
Sinpo
$1544
153K
Hoeryong
$1476
154K

In Ukraine

City Cost of living Population
Kyiv
$882
2.95M
Kharkiv
$499
1.42M
Dnipro
$748
969K
Odesa
$635
1.01M
Donetsk
$528
902K
Lviv
$761
717K
Zaporizhia
$485
710K
Kryvyi Rih
$492
604K
Mykolaiv
$534
470K
Luhansk
$761
418K
Vinnytsia
$584
370K
Makiivka
$549
343K
Chernihiv
$500
287K
Cherkasy
$476
270K
Poltava
$490
283K
Mariupol
$529
250K
Chernivtsi
$574
265K
Horlivka
$639
257K
Khmelnytskyi
$546
274K
Sumy
$516
266K
Kamianske
$637
227K
Ivano-Frankivsk
$487
238K
Kherson
$414
279K
Zhytomyr
$562
262K
Rivne
$405
245K
Kremenchuk
$465
215K
Bila Tserkva
$487
209K
Kropyvnytskyi
$599
220K
Ternopil
$464
225K
Lutsk
$554
216K