Pyongyang vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Pyongyang	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1672	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4098	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$957	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$2107	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$1885
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	19	92
😀 Quality of life	16	86
🏙️ Population	2.86M	2.75M

The cost of living in Pyongyang is 4% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 2973rd and 2722nd ($1672 vs $1750) 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 0.3 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 9011th and 294th 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	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$893	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$803	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3195	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1610	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.5	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.42%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1714	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.3	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.04	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.27	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.4	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.42	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.6	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3493	$10781

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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

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262