Pyongyang vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Pyongyang	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1675	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4114	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$959	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$2118	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$496	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$411	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	19	92
😀 Quality of life	20	86
🏙️ Population	2.86M	2.75M

The cost of living in Pyongyang is 2% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 2779th and 2624th ($1675 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in North Korea and Italy, respectively. Check North Korea vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Pyongyang compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Pyongyang ranked 1st best city to live in North Korea vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 8868th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pyongyang vs Rome

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	Pyongyang	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.46	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$112	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.89	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$805	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3191	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1625	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.2	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.5	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.14%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1656	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$984	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.4	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.54	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.43	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.24	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.35	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.4	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$103	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3399	$9864

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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

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201