Pyongyang vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Pyongyang	Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1672	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4098	$1767
🏠 One person rent	$957	$347
🏘️ Family rent	$2107	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$54.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$601
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	19	46
😀 Quality of life	16	60
🏙️ Population	2.86M	1.47M

The cost of living in Pyongyang is 138% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 2973rd and 6924th ($1672 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in North Korea and Russia, respectively. Check North Korea vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Pyongyang compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Pyongyang ranked 1st best city to live in North Korea vs Yekaterinburg ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 9011th and 5229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pyongyang vs Yekaterinburg

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	Pyongyang	Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.46	$7.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$893	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$803	$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3195	$836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1610	$538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.5	$62.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$7.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.42%	12.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1714	$1941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.3	$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$8.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$6.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.04	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.27	$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.4	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.42	$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.6	$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3493	$4718

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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 Yekaterinburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$586
96 km or 59 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$585
126 km or 78 mi	Nizhny Tagil	$537
194 km or 120 mi	Zlatoust	$539
194 km or 121 mi	Chelyabinsk	$523
201 km or 125 mi	Miass	$531
291 km or 181 mi	Perm	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Tyumen	$698
333 km or 207 mi	Kurgan	$490
371 km or 231 mi	Ufa	$567
396 km or 246 mi	Magnitogorsk	$473
447 km or 277 mi	Kostanay	$782
448 km or 278 mi	Izhevsk	$620
461 km or 287 mi	Sterlitamak	$422
486 km or 302 mi	Salavat	$484
524 km or 326 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$556
558 km or 346 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$536
559 km or 348 mi	Almetyevsk	$540
577 km or 358 mi	Petropavl	$575
639 km or 397 mi	Orsk	$451
666 km or 414 mi	Orenburg	$503
678 km or 421 mi	Kirov	$463
685 km or 426 mi	Kokshetau	$630
716 km or 445 mi	Kazan	$654
760 km or 473 mi	Aktobe	$533
771 km or 479 mi	Syktyvkar	$480
773 km or 480 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$509
780 km or 485 mi	Samara	$589
798 km or 496 mi	Tolyatti	$513
816 km or 507 mi	Ulyanovsk	$484
821 km or 510 mi	Cheboksary	$541
823 km or 511 mi	Omsk	$406
865 km or 537 mi	Oral	$530
872 km or 542 mi	Syzran	$522
882 km or 548 mi	Surgut	$612
949 km or 590 mi	Nur-Sultan	$780
982 km or 610 mi	Balakovo	$562
1011 km or 628 mi	Saransk	$376
1014 km or 630 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$639
1023 km or 636 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$628