Paris vs Pyongyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Paris	Pyongyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2460	$1669
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5684	$3681
🏠 One person rent	$1432	$957
🏘️ Family rent	$2492	$1680
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3694	$159
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	99	19
😀 Quality of life	94	23
🏙️ Population	2.1M	2.86M

The cost of living in Paris is 47% more expensive than in Pyongyang. Cities ranked 964th and 3318th ($2460 vs $1669) 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 34th and 9024th 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	$17.9	$8.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.7	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.32	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$5.85	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.68	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1558	$887
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$804
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2756	$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2070	$1466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$55.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.42%	12.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15102	$1605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10254	$874
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$104	$46.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.22	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.25	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.6	$9.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$17.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.2	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.02	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.37	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.55	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$4.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$61.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1048	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19577	$4572

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506

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