Pyongyang vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Pyongyang	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1675	$2169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3651	$5111
🏠 One person rent	$960	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$1648	$2146
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$611
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$126	$4075
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	19	84
😀 Quality of life	23	93
🏙️ Population	2.86M	633K

The cost of living in Pyongyang is 23% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 3341st and 1578th ($1675 vs $2169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in North Korea and Germany, respectively. Check North Korea vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Pyongyang compared to 1.9 months in Stuttgart. Pyongyang ranked 1st best city to live in North Korea vs Stuttgart ranked 10th in Germany, while ranked 9065th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pyongyang vs Stuttgart

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	Pyongyang	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.41	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.02	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$4.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$891	$1159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$806	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1610	$2130
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1432	$1689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.4	$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.4	$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.8%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1642	$7372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$900	$4701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.8	$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.93	$5.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.96	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.17	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.46	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$68.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.46	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.9	$98.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$114	$696
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4189	$18457

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Cities near Pyongyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Pyongsong	$1551
44 km or 27 mi	Nampo	$1580
46 km or 29 mi	Sunchon	$1574
59 km or 36 mi	Sariwon	$1560
65 km or 41 mi	Anju	$1551
76 km or 47 mi	Kaechon	$1572
77 km or 48 mi	Chongju	$1539
95 km or 59 mi	Tokchon	$1560
111 km or 69 mi	Haeju	$1568
115 km or 71 mi	Kusong	$1540
135 km or 84 mi	Huichon	$1545
138 km or 86 mi	Kaesong	$1563
149 km or 92 mi	Wonsan	$1572
163 km or 102 mi	Paju	$1049
165 km or 102 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
165 km or 103 mi	Donggang	$534
167 km or 104 mi	Dandong	$544
170 km or 106 mi	Dongducheon	$1007
178 km or 111 mi	Gimpo	$1068
180 km or 112 mi	Yangju	$937
180 km or 112 mi	Pocheon	$1008
181 km or 112 mi	Goyang	$1092
183 km or 113 mi	Uijeongbu	$913
184 km or 114 mi	Hamhung	$1604
192 km or 119 mi	Incheon	$1057
193 km or 120 mi	Bucheon	$1167
195 km or 121 mi	Seoul	$1363
199 km or 124 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1071
202 km or 125 mi	Guri	$1117
202 km or 125 mi	Namyangju	$1120
209 km or 130 mi	Gwacheon	$1061
210 km or 130 mi	Anyang	$988
210 km or 131 mi	Hanam	$1162
212 km or 132 mi	Ansan	$1044
213 km or 132 mi	Fengcheng	$517
213 km or 133 mi	Gunpo	$1112
215 km or 134 mi	Seongnam	$1425
216 km or 134 mi	Uiwang	$1063
216 km or 134 mi	Siheung	$1292
217 km or 135 mi	Chuncheon	$867

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1926
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1932
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1909
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1928
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1905
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1911
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1896
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1879
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1904
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1881
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1876
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1870
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1881
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1872
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1822
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1866
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1819
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1773
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1833
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1820
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1795
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1866
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$2012
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1858
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1692
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1915
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1756
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1767
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1555
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1890
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1771
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1862
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1812
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1883
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1806
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1770
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1767
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1819
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1784
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1792