Cost of Living in
Kaesong (Korea, North)

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$1407	$3815
Without rent	$663	$2100
Rent & Utilities	$769.15	$1665.13
Food	$503	$1426
Transport	$83.12	$203.04
Monthly salary after tax	$413.58
Quality of life	15.17
Life expectancy	71.95
Population	254.8K

The cost of living in Kaesong (Korea, North) is $1407, which is 1.33 times less expensive than the average in North Korea. Kaesong (Korea, North) ranked 14th most expensive in North Korea.

The average salary after taxes in Kaesong (Korea, North) is $413.58, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months.

Kaesong (Korea, North)

We calculate prices for Kaesong (Korea, North) 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	$1407	14 / 45
Without rent	$663	33 / 45
Rent & Utilities	$769.15	4 / 45
Food	$503	31 / 45
Transport	$83.12	25 / 45

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	872.49$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	733.5$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	3204.75$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	1791.92$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	82.64$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	128.39$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	62.79$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.97$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	1664$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	980$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	9.14$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	116.22$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	4.65$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	1.99$
Cappuccino	2.07$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	0.46$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	0.44$
Monthly ticket local transport	38.73$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	18.54$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	1$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	2.18$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	2.76$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.2$
Eggs, x12	2.54$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	10.03$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	21.35$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	6.44$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	3.53$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.37$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.77$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	7.28$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.78$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.85$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.29$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	2.07$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	7.68$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	2.18$
Cigarette pack	2.73$
Cold medicince, 1 week	3.2$
Hair Shampoo	2.89$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	1.57$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	3.92$

Other

Gym Membership, 1 month	19.48$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	4.68$
Doctor's visit	16.51$
Haircut, simple	4.43$
Brand Jeans	33.27$
Brand Sneakers	55.2$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	108.57$
International Primary School, 1 year	3379$

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 Kaesong (Korea, North)

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones