Pyongyang vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Pyongyang	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1672	$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4098	$2034
🏠 One person rent	$957	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$2107	$870
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$45.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$501
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	19	45
😀 Quality of life	16	54
🏙️ Population	2.86M	2.96M

The cost of living in Pyongyang is 105% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 2973rd and 6377th ($1672 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in North Korea and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check North Korea vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Pyongyang compared to 0.6 months in Tashkent. Pyongyang ranked 1st best city to live in North Korea vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 9011th and 5908th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pyongyang vs Tashkent

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	Pyongyang	Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.46	$5.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$893	$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$803	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3195	$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1610	$715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.5	$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$39.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.42%	22.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1714	$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.3	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$8.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.04	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$2.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.27	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.4	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.42	$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.6	$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3493	$9093

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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 Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$429
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$660
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$596
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$658
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$671
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$666
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$663
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$667
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$468
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$527
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$473
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$469
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$532
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$664
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$461
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$519
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$419
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$530
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$653
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$672
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$567
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$645
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$614
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$435
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$452
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$710
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$681
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$533
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$467
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$673
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1554
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$661
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$450
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$654
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$639
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$838