Perth vs Pyongyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Perth	Pyongyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2075	$1675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4845	$4114
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$959
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$2118
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3655	$411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	93	19
😀 Quality of life	98	20
🏙️ Population	2.14M	2.86M

The cost of living in Perth is 24% more expensive than in Pyongyang. Cities ranked 1654th and 2779th ($2075 vs $1675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.8 months in Perth compared to 0.2 months in Pyongyang. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Pyongyang ranked 1st in North Korea, while ranked 6th and 8868th 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	$13.8	$8.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$112
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.05	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.57	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$892
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2282	$3191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1602	$1625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$81.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.8	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	12.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4862	$1656
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3869	$984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$47.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$18.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$6.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.6	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$4.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.8	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$4.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$28.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1852	$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11252	$3399

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1669
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645

Cities near Pyongyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Pyongsong	$1548
44 km or 27 mi	Nampo	$1570
46 km or 29 mi	Sunchon	$1574
59 km or 36 mi	Sariwon	$1561
65 km or 41 mi	Anju	$1554
76 km or 47 mi	Kaechon	$1565
77 km or 48 mi	Chongju	$1547
95 km or 59 mi	Tokchon	$1546
111 km or 69 mi	Haeju	$1550
115 km or 71 mi	Kusong	$1549
135 km or 84 mi	Huichon	$1538
138 km or 86 mi	Kaesong	$1565
149 km or 92 mi	Wonsan	$1568
163 km or 102 mi	Paju	$1075
165 km or 102 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
165 km or 103 mi	Donggang	$505
167 km or 104 mi	Dandong	$503
170 km or 106 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
178 km or 111 mi	Gimpo	$1099
180 km or 112 mi	Yangju	$974
180 km or 112 mi	Pocheon	$1040
181 km or 112 mi	Goyang	$1171
183 km or 113 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
184 km or 114 mi	Hamhung	$1597
192 km or 119 mi	Incheon	$1092
193 km or 120 mi	Bucheon	$1163
195 km or 121 mi	Seoul	$1334
199 km or 124 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
202 km or 125 mi	Guri	$1122
202 km or 125 mi	Namyangju	$1129
209 km or 130 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
210 km or 130 mi	Anyang	$1022
210 km or 131 mi	Hanam	$1161
212 km or 132 mi	Ansan	$1070
213 km or 132 mi	Fengcheng	$492
213 km or 133 mi	Gunpo	$1098
215 km or 134 mi	Seongnam	$1400
216 km or 134 mi	Uiwang	$1063
216 km or 134 mi	Siheung	$1283
217 km or 135 mi	Chuncheon	$865