Phuket vs Pyongyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phuket	Pyongyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$1675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$4114
🏠 One person rent	$519	$959
🏘️ Family rent	$1664	$2118
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.5	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$411
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	7	19
😀 Quality of life	53	20
🏙️ Population	77.6K	2.86M

The cost of living in Phuket is 44% less expensive than in Pyongyang. Cities ranked 5827th and 2779th ($940 vs $1675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.8 months in Phuket compared to 0.2 months in Pyongyang. Phuket ranked 7th best city to live in Thailand vs Pyongyang ranked 1st in North Korea, while ranked 6063rd and 8868th 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	$5.23	$8.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36	$112
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.38	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$892
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1891	$3191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$1625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$81.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.17%	12.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4059	$1656
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2821	$984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$47.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$18.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$6.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.36	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$4.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$4.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.4	$28.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$723	$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13013	$3399

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810

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