Pyongyang vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Pyongyang	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1675	$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3651	$3425
🏠 One person rent	$960	$800
🏘️ Family rent	$1648	$1319
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$126	$1925
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	19	59
😀 Quality of life	23	84
🏙️ Population	2.86M	581K

The cost of living in Pyongyang is 15% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 3341st and 4193rd ($1675 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in North Korea and Lithuania, respectively. Check North Korea vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Pyongyang compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Pyongyang ranked 1st best city to live in North Korea vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 9065th and 543rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pyongyang vs Vilnius

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	Pyongyang	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.41	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.02	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$891	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$806	$575
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1610	$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1432	$949
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.4	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.4	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.8%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1642	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$900	$3555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.8	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.93	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.96	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.17	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.46	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.46	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.9	$82.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.9	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$114	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4189	$10967

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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 Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$890
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$907
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1279
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$1003
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$947
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$1012
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$399
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$952
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1133
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$836
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$568
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$1001
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$912
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1184
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$628
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1214
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$908
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$853
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1027
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1248
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$1062
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1423
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1106
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$484
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1188
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$919
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$589
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$450
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$335
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$944
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1343
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1109
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1060
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$622
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1028
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1262
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$994
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1068
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1569