Paris vs Pyongyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paris	Pyongyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2517	$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5700	$3633
🏠 One person rent	$1497	$946
🏘️ Family rent	$2629	$1645
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$492
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3732	$138
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	99	19
😀 Quality of life	97	23
🏙️ Population	2.15M	2.86M

The cost of living in Paris is 52% more expensive than in Pyongyang. Cities ranked 843rd and 3285th ($2517 vs $1659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in France and North Korea, respectively. Check France vs North Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Paris compared to 0.1 months in Pyongyang. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Pyongyang ranked 1st in North Korea, while ranked 18th and 9031st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Pyongyang

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	Paris	Pyongyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$8.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1610	$881
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1211	$793
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2936	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$1439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	12.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13420	$1667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9330	$992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.89	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$47.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$2.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$9.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$17.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$6.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$6.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.54	$4.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$3.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$112	$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$98.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15084	$3611

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488

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