Cost of Living in
Tanchon

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$1842	$4332
Without rent	$516	$1427
Rent & Utilities	$1020.46	$2358.52
Food	$515	$1249
Transport	$88.96	$228
Monthly salary after tax	$348.66
Quality of life	8.16
Life expectancy	65.43
Population	314.5K

The cost of living in Tanchon is $1842, which is 1.02 times less expensive than the average in North Korea. Tanchon ranked 44th most expensive in North Korea.

The average salary after taxes in Tanchon is $348.66, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months.

Tanchon

We calculate prices for Tanchon 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	$1842	44 / 45
Without rent	$516	3 / 45
Rent & Utilities	$1020.46	27 / 45
Food	$515	36 / 45
Transport	$88.96	28 / 45

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	823.79$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	742.69$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	3717.73$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	1336.03$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	71.93$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	128.58$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	56.03$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	1720$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	901$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	9.68$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	91.19$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	4.11$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	1.77$
Cappuccino	1.64$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	0.62$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	0.36$
Monthly ticket local transport	43.12$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	15.58$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	0.94$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	2.86$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	2.22$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.56$
Eggs, x12	2.61$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	9.87$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	15.99$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	6.27$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.77$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.09$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.59$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	7.78$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	3.27$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.95$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.27$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	2.03$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	7.86$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	2.34$
Cigarette pack	3.06$
Cold medicince, 1 week	2.91$
Hair Shampoo	3.16$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	1.24$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	5.28$

Other

Gym Membership, 1 month	21.5$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	3.93$
Doctor's visit	12.71$
Haircut, simple	3.39$
Brand Jeans	25.71$
Brand Sneakers	58.36$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	92.97$
International Primary School, 1 year	3864$

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 Tanchon

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones