Perth vs Pyongyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Perth	Pyongyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2345	$1672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5568	$4098
🏠 One person rent	$1324	$957
🏘️ Family rent	$2222	$2107
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4072	$424
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	93	19
😀 Quality of life	98	16
🏙️ Population	2.14M	2.86M

The cost of living in Perth is 40% more expensive than in Pyongyang. Cities ranked 1024th and 2973rd ($2345 vs $1672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Australia and North Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs North Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 0.3 months in Pyongyang. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Pyongyang ranked 1st in North Korea, while ranked 7th and 9011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Pyongyang

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	Perth	Pyongyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$8.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.5	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1449	$893
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1066	$803
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2593	$3195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1817	$1610
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$81.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$54.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	12.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5420	$1714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3698	$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.29	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$47.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$2.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$9.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$17.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$6.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.8	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$4.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.5	$28.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1940	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14689	$3493

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$2136
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2185
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1725
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2000
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1571
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2246
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1816
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$533
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$530
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$380
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$892
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1121
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1357
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$601
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1397
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1756
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1892
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$470
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$388
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1795
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1757
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1822
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$427
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$518
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$487
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$495
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2397
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1758
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$511
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1799
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$512
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$507
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$512
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1876

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