Pyongyang vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Pyongyang	Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1675	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4114	$2113
🏠 One person rent	$959	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$2118	$725
🍽️ Food expenses	$496	$233
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$75.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$411	$549
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	19	37
😀 Quality of life	20	43
🏙️ Population	2.86M	6.98M

The cost of living in Pyongyang is 119% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 2779th and 6602nd ($1675 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th in North Korea and China, respectively. Check North Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Pyongyang compared to 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Pyongyang ranked 1st best city to live in North Korea vs Zhanjiang ranked 161st in China, while ranked 8868th and 6725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pyongyang vs Zhanjiang

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	Pyongyang	Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.46	$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$112	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$1.89	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$805	$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3191	$860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1625	$612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.2	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.5	$9.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.14%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1656	$5384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$984	$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.4	$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$4.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.54	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.43	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.24	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.35	$9.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.4	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$103	$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3399	$18959

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Cities near Pyongyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Pyongsong	$1548
44 km or 27 mi	Nampo	$1570
46 km or 29 mi	Sunchon	$1574
59 km or 36 mi	Sariwon	$1561
65 km or 41 mi	Anju	$1554
76 km or 47 mi	Kaechon	$1565
77 km or 48 mi	Chongju	$1547
95 km or 59 mi	Tokchon	$1546
111 km or 69 mi	Haeju	$1550
115 km or 71 mi	Kusong	$1549
135 km or 84 mi	Huichon	$1538
138 km or 86 mi	Kaesong	$1565
149 km or 92 mi	Wonsan	$1568
163 km or 102 mi	Paju	$1075
165 km or 102 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
165 km or 103 mi	Donggang	$505
167 km or 104 mi	Dandong	$503
170 km or 106 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
178 km or 111 mi	Gimpo	$1099
180 km or 112 mi	Yangju	$974
180 km or 112 mi	Pocheon	$1040
181 km or 112 mi	Goyang	$1171
183 km or 113 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
184 km or 114 mi	Hamhung	$1597
192 km or 119 mi	Incheon	$1092
193 km or 120 mi	Bucheon	$1163
195 km or 121 mi	Seoul	$1334
199 km or 124 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
202 km or 125 mi	Guri	$1122
202 km or 125 mi	Namyangju	$1129
209 km or 130 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
210 km or 130 mi	Anyang	$1022
210 km or 131 mi	Hanam	$1161
212 km or 132 mi	Ansan	$1070
213 km or 132 mi	Fengcheng	$492
213 km or 133 mi	Gunpo	$1098
215 km or 134 mi	Seongnam	$1400
216 km or 134 mi	Uiwang	$1063
216 km or 134 mi	Siheung	$1283
217 km or 135 mi	Chuncheon	$865

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Maoming	$756
94 km or 59 mi	Gaozhou	$761
131 km or 81 mi	Haikou	$650
138 km or 86 mi	Beihai	$642
161 km or 100 mi	Yulin	$771
177 km or 110 mi	Yangjiang	$877
203 km or 126 mi	Qinzhou	$592
222 km or 138 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
226 km or 141 mi	Guigang	$702
255 km or 159 mi	Yunfu	$823
270 km or 168 mi	Kaiping	$812
271 km or 168 mi	Wuzhou	$803
281 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$549
295 km or 183 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
307 km or 191 mi	Laibin	$598
317 km or 197 mi	Jiangmen	$804
324 km or 201 mi	Cam Pha	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Zhongshan	$461
341 km or 212 mi	Sanya	$763
342 km or 212 mi	Chongzuo	$564
343 km or 213 mi	Macau	$1588
345 km or 214 mi	Foshan	$611
346 km or 215 mi	Ha Long	$582
348 km or 216 mi	Zhuhai	$653
362 km or 225 mi	Liuzhou	$579
364 km or 226 mi	Guangzhou	$774
377 km or 234 mi	Hezhou	$758
388 km or 241 mi	Qingyuan	$794
390 km or 243 mi	Haiphong	$591
401 km or 249 mi	Dongguan	$656
405 km or 252 mi	Shenzhen	$916
406 km or 252 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
410 km or 255 mi	Kowloon	$2432
423 km or 263 mi	Hai Duong	$554
430 km or 267 mi	Thai Binh	$513
447 km or 278 mi	Lianzhou	$755
449 km or 279 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
451 km or 280 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
453 km or 281 mi	Guilin	$522
455 km or 283 mi	Hechi	$575