Nuremberg vs Pyongyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nuremberg	Pyongyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1753	$1669
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4305	$3681
🏠 One person rent	$874	$957
🏘️ Family rent	$1508	$1680
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3888	$159
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	56	19
😀 Quality of life	91	23
🏙️ Population	526K	2.86M

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 5% more expensive than in Pyongyang. Cities ranked 2992nd and 3318th ($1753 vs $1669) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 152nd 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 2.2 months in Nuremberg compared to 0.1 months in Pyongyang. Nuremberg ranked 25th best city to live in Germany vs Pyongyang ranked 1st in North Korea, while ranked 131st and 9024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nuremberg vs Pyongyang

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	Nuremberg	Pyongyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$8.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.5	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.24	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.34	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$836	$887
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$804
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1531	$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$1466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$291	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$55.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	12.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7307	$1605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3825	$874
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.37	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$46.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.13	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$9.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$17.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.05	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$4.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.2	$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.3	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$61.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$664	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19685	$4572

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Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1670
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1639
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1688
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1760
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1625
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1604
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1399
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1601
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1323
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1425
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1568
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1535
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1575
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1544
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1708
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1599
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1667
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1673
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1546
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1560
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1296
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1585
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1648
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1331
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1736
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1684
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1551
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1790
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1593
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1292
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1729

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