Cost of Living in

Chongjin (Hamgyongbuk-do)

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Cost of living
One person
Family of 4
Total with rent $1655 $3369
Without rent $691 $1887
Rent & Utilities $1014.45 $2279.71
Food $534 $1478
Transport $109.89 $238.6
Monthly salary after tax $400.81
Quality of life 8.48
Life expectancy 66.77
Population 579.4K

The average cost of living in Chongjin (Hamgyongbuk-do) is $1655, which is in the top 82% of the most expensive cities in the world, ranked 27th out of 36 in our global list, 27th out of 36 in North Korea , and 1st out of 1 in Hamgyongbuk-do.

The median after-tax salary is $400.81, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months.

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Cost of living
One person
Rank
Total with rent $1655 27 / 36
Without rent $691 23 / 36
Rent & Utilities $1014.45 23 / 36
Food $534 25 / 36
Transport $109.89 28 / 36
Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 780.81$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 793.36$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 2880.8$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 1943.1$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. 80.46$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. 99.15$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited 56.6$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years 13.96$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 1292$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 729$
Eating Out
Lunch Menu 8.56$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 118.66$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's 3.93$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.63$
Cappuccino 1.91$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz 0.55$
Transportation
Local transport ticket 0.42$
Monthly ticket local transport 51.76$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi 21.54$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal 0.71$
Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt 3.02$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb 2.13$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 2.55$
Eggs, x12 2.8$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 9.12$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 19.4$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 6.26$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 2.63$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.39$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.8$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 8.12$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 3.09$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 0.88$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt 0.31$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz 2.38$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle 8.37$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 2.33$
Cigarette pack 2.72$
Cold medicince, 1 week 3.84$
Hair Shampoo 3.05$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls 1.68$
Toothpaste, 1 tube 4.59$
Other
Gym Membership, 1 month 18.08$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person 4.07$
Doctor's visit 13.38$
Haircut, simple 4.53$
Brand Jeans 27.12$
Brand Sneakers 67.76$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month 111.96$
International Primary School, 1 year 3137$
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