Phuket vs Pyongyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Phuket	Pyongyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1014	$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2500	$3633
🏠 One person rent	$544	$946
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$1645
🍽️ Food expenses	$335	$492
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.8	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$944	$138
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	7	19
😀 Quality of life	57	23
🏙️ Population	77.6K	2.86M

The cost of living in Phuket is 39% less expensive than in Pyongyang. Cities ranked 5469th and 3285th ($1014 vs $1659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and North Korea, respectively. Check Thailand vs North Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Phuket compared to 0.1 months in Pyongyang. Phuket ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Pyongyang ranked 1st in North Korea, while ranked 6129th and 9031st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Pyongyang

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	Phuket	Pyongyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.11	$8.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.4	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$595	$881
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$793
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1073	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$1439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.28%	12.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4256	$1667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2916	$992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$47.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$2.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$9.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$17.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$6.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.35	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.43	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$4.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.6	$3.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$98.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14328	$3611

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866

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