Pyongyang vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Pyongyang	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1675	$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4114	$3243
🏠 One person rent	$959	$958
🏘️ Family rent	$2118	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$496	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$411	$2174
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	19	65
😀 Quality of life	20	83
🏙️ Population	2.86M	1.25M

The cost of living in Pyongyang is 12% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 2779th and 3460th ($1675 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in North Korea and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check North Korea vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Pyongyang compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Pyongyang ranked 1st best city to live in North Korea vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8868th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pyongyang vs Sharjah

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	Pyongyang	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.46	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$112	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$9.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.89	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$805	$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3191	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1625	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.2	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.5	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.14%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1656	$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$984	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.4	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.54	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.43	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.24	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.35	$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.4	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$103	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3399	$7169

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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 Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2240
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2379
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1239
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1844
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$967
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$780
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1090
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1779
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1709
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$547
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$548
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$518
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$514
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1280
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1223
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1243
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$515
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$585
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$1068
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1056
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$589
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$563
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$897
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$605
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$464
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$546
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$901
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$529
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$829
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$573
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$536