Cost of Living in

Pyongan-bukto

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Cost of living
One person
Family of 4
Total with rent $1504 $3064
Without rent $592 $1902
Rent & Utilities $1023.52 $2409.72
Food $501 $1239
Transport $88.33 $189.27
Monthly salary after tax $375.23
Quality of life 13.85
Life expectancy 82.32
Population 280.8K

The cost of living in Pyongan-bukto is $1504, which is 1.25 times less expensive than the average in North Korea. Pyongan-bukto ranked 21th most expensive in North Korea.

The average salary after taxes in Pyongan-bukto is $375.23, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months.

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We calculate prices for Pyongan-bukto State as a population-weighted mean of 3 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 $1504 21 / 45
Without rent $592 13 / 45
Rent & Utilities $1023.52 28 / 45
Food $501 30 / 45
Transport $88.33 27 / 45
Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 900.29$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 640.64$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 2675.16$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 1674.51$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. 82.09$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. 111.53$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited 63.15$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years 12.11$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 1500$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 685$
Eating Out
Lunch Menu 9.47$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 104.73$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's 5.65$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.44$
Cappuccino 1.53$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz 0.47$
Transportation
Local transport ticket 0.38$
Monthly ticket local transport 39.95$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi 17.45$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal 0.95$
Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt 2.72$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb 2.45$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 2.99$
Eggs, x12 2.26$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 10.06$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 15.44$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 8.05$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 3.64$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.18$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.73$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 6.48$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 3.29$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 0.87$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt 0.31$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz 2.27$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle 6.7$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 2.96$
Cigarette pack 2.79$
Cold medicince, 1 week 2.88$
Hair Shampoo 2.77$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls 1.38$
Toothpaste, 1 tube 5.3$
Other
Gym Membership, 1 month 19.81$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person 4.53$
Doctor's visit 18.31$
Haircut, simple 4.04$
Brand Jeans 35.15$
Brand Sneakers 64.78$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month 120.05$
International Primary School, 1 year 3013$
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States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

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

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