Pyongyang vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Pyongyang	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1675	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4114	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$959	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$2118	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$496	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$411	$745
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	19	19
😀 Quality of life	20	38
🏙️ Population	2.86M	7.01M

The cost of living in Pyongyang is 163% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 2779th and 7314th ($1675 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 137th 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Pyongyang ranked 1st best city to live in North Korea vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 8868th and 7150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pyongyang vs Zhumadian

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	Pyongyang	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.46	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$112	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.89	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$805	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3191	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1625	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.2	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.5	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.14%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1656	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$984	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.4	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.54	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.43	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.24	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.35	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.4	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$103	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3399	$8598

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504