Cost of Living in
Chongjin

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$1742	$4048
Without rent	$554	$1934
Rent & Utilities	$915	$2084.01
Food	$412	$1167
Transport	$118.34	$305.52
Monthly salary after tax	$326.98
Quality of life	9.06
Life expectancy	70.14
Population	592.9K

The cost of living in Chongjin is $1742, which is 1.08 times less expensive than the average in North Korea. Chongjin ranked 34th most expensive in North Korea.

The average salary after taxes in Chongjin is $326.98, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months.

Chongjin

We calculate prices for Chongjin State as a population-weighted mean of 0 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cost of living	One person	Rank
Total with rent	$1742	34 / 45
Without rent	$554	9 / 45
Rent & Utilities	$915	19 / 45
Food	$412	8 / 45
Transport	$118.34	40 / 45

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	751.73$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	643.2$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	3462.53$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	1519.16$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	82.06$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	132.99$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	49.36$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.94$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	1661$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	815$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	9.59$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	114.94$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	5.09$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	1.9$
Cappuccino	1.73$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	0.47$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	0.33$
Monthly ticket local transport	54.78$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	17.66$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	0.7$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	2.98$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	3.08$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.91$
Eggs, x12	2.82$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	10.71$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	16.8$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	6.96$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.7$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.5$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.63$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	7.19$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.56$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.18$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.32$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	1.97$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	6.9$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	2.48$
Cigarette pack	3.09$
Cold medicince, 1 week	3.35$
Hair Shampoo	2.62$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	1.4$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	4.18$

Other

Gym Membership, 1 month	21.19$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	4.74$
Doctor's visit	16.38$
Haircut, simple	3.78$
Brand Jeans	27.11$
Brand Sneakers	66.65$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	95.75$
International Primary School, 1 year	3199$

Cost of living in other countries

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

Rank	State	Cost of living
1	Pyongyang (Korea, North)	$1892
2	Tanchon	$1842
3	North Hamgyong	$1822
4	South Pyongan Province	$1820
5	Hwanghae-namdo	$1802
6	Chongju	$1792
7	Nampo	$1788
8	Pyongsong	$1761
9	Sariwon	$1759
10	Sinuiju	$1758
11	Chongjin	$1742
12	Kangwon	$1742
13	Wonsan	$1655
14	Hamgyongbuk-do	$1655
15	North Hwanghae	$1641
16	Sinpo	$1634
17	Kanggye	$1579
18	Huichon	$1569
19	Kimchaek	$1566
20	Pyongan-namdo	$1566
21	Rason (North Korea)	$1564
22	Ryanggang	$1560
23	Pyongyang (North Korea)	$1553
24	Gangwon-do (Korea, North)	$1514
25	Pyongan-bukto	$1504
26	Hamhung	$1471
27	Kaesong (North Korea)	$1455
28	Anju	$1448
29	Haeju	$1438
30	Hamgyong-pukto	$1417
31	Hoeryong	$1416
32	Kaesong (Korea, North)	$1407
33	Kaechon	$1390
34	North Pyongan	$1357
35	Chagang	$1347
36	Tokchon	$1344
37	Hwanghai-namdo	$1340
38	South Hamgyong (Korea, North)	$1334
39	Hyesan	$1318
40	Sunchon	$1289
41	Kusong	$1284
42	South Hamgyong Province	$1273
43	South Hwanghae	$1252
44	South Pyongan	$1242
45	Rason (Korea, North)	$865

Cost of Living in Chongjin

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones