Cost of Living in
Pyongsong

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$1761	$3587
Without rent	$614	$1762
Rent & Utilities	$1007.54	$2178.79
Food	$543	$1180
Transport	$56.52	$162.86
Monthly salary after tax	$458.13
Quality of life	11.4
Life expectancy	83.44
Population	276.2K

The cost of living in Pyongsong is $1761, which is 1.06 times less expensive than the average in North Korea. Pyongsong ranked 38th most expensive in North Korea.

The average salary after taxes in Pyongsong is $458.13, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months.

Pyongsong

We calculate prices for Pyongsong 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	$1761	38 / 45
Without rent	$614	17 / 45
Rent & Utilities	$1007.54	25 / 45
Food	$543	40 / 45
Transport	$56.52	1 / 45

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	739.8$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	945.45$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	2743.98$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	1361.65$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	100.36$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	134.02$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	63.72$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.54$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	1625$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	839$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	7.23$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	122.04$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	6.02$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	1.45$
Cappuccino	1.64$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	0.43$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	0.42$
Monthly ticket local transport	41.16$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	18.73$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	0.76$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	2.93$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	2.23$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.46$
Eggs, x12	3.08$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	7.88$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	21.03$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	7.69$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	3.4$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.23$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.51$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	6.48$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.64$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.98$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.4$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	1.88$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	7.56$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	2.98$
Cigarette pack	2.61$
Cold medicince, 1 week	3.14$
Hair Shampoo	3.12$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	1.67$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	4.66$

Other

Gym Membership, 1 month	18.25$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	4.53$
Doctor's visit	16.27$
Haircut, simple	4.34$
Brand Jeans	26.17$
Brand Sneakers	74.49$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	107.74$
International Primary School, 1 year	3221$

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 Pyongsong

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones