Pyongyang vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Pyongyang	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1663	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4105	$2987
🏠 One person rent	$953	$1091
🏘️ Family rent	$2124	$1464
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$299
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$396	$1719
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	19	65
😀 Quality of life	20	82
🏙️ Population	2.86M	1.25M

The cost of living in Pyongyang is 3% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 2803rd and 3028th ($1663 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.1 months in Sharjah. Pyongyang ranked 1st best city to live in North Korea vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8973rd and 359th 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	$8.35	$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$7.46
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$797	$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3221	$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1625	$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.3	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.3%	4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1626	$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$893	$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.9	$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.49	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.01	$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.43	$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.41	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.2	$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.25	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.5	$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.4	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.5	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$107	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3421	$5193

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Cities near Pyongyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Pyongsong	$1550
44 km or 27 mi	Nampo	$1571
46 km or 29 mi	Sunchon	$1583
59 km or 36 mi	Sariwon	$1557
65 km or 41 mi	Anju	$1551
76 km or 47 mi	Kaechon	$1562
77 km or 48 mi	Chongju	$1538
95 km or 59 mi	Tokchon	$1558
111 km or 69 mi	Haeju	$1560
115 km or 71 mi	Kusong	$1544
135 km or 84 mi	Huichon	$1546
138 km or 86 mi	Kaesong	$1542
149 km or 92 mi	Wonsan	$1573
163 km or 102 mi	Paju	$1072
165 km or 102 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
165 km or 103 mi	Donggang	$526
167 km or 104 mi	Dandong	$515
170 km or 106 mi	Dongducheon	$1077
178 km or 111 mi	Gimpo	$1124
180 km or 112 mi	Yangju	$983
180 km or 112 mi	Pocheon	$1041
181 km or 112 mi	Goyang	$1144
183 km or 113 mi	Uijeongbu	$986
184 km or 114 mi	Hamhung	$1596
192 km or 119 mi	Incheon	$1020
193 km or 120 mi	Bucheon	$1152
195 km or 121 mi	Seoul	$1444
199 km or 124 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1087
202 km or 125 mi	Guri	$1101
202 km or 125 mi	Namyangju	$1106
209 km or 130 mi	Gwacheon	$1056
210 km or 130 mi	Anyang	$1097
210 km or 131 mi	Hanam	$1069
212 km or 132 mi	Ansan	$1127
213 km or 132 mi	Fengcheng	$513
213 km or 133 mi	Gunpo	$1120
215 km or 134 mi	Seongnam	$1121
216 km or 134 mi	Uiwang	$1054
216 km or 134 mi	Siheung	$1081
217 km or 135 mi	Chuncheon	$911

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$1841
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2229
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1191
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1132
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1164
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$787
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1126
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1872
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1810
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$798
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$890
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$573
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$604
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1375
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1285
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1327
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$544
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$779
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$959
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1005
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$606
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$604
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$530
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$868
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$672
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$457
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$621
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$910
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$606
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$646
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$561
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$822
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$575
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$541