Common information
Cost of living and prices in North Korea
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre90USD/month
- in city centre90USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre136USD/month
- in city centre2,331USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 3 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 23 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 13 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 10 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 3 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 5 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 4 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 6 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 2 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 0 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 8 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 5 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 1 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 40 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 2 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 2 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 41 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 22,600 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 28,250 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 43 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 15 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 8 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 23 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 28 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 73 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 73 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 34 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 11 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 90 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 90 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 2,331 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 136 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 1,699 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 1,406 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 256 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 7.2 |
List of largest cities in North Korea
Ratings
Main factors in North Korea
- Leisure quality
- 4.7
- Quality of life
- 5.1
- Travelers rating
- 2.2
- English speaking
- 2.8
- Nightlife
- 4.7
- Coworking spaces
- 2.8
- Free WIFI
- 2.8
Safety in North Korea
Comfort in North Korea
Weather, climate, temperature by months in North Korea
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 31 | 28 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 36 |
| Average high, °C | 23 | 17 | 9 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 14 |
| Average temperature, °C | 19 | 12 | 4 | -1 | -5 | -2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 10 |
| Average low, °C | 14 | 7 | 1 | -5 | -9 | -6 | -1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 6 |
| Record low, °C | 4 | -4 | -13 | -18 | -21 | -18 | -14 | -4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | -21 |
| Rain, days | 10 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 111 |
| Snow, days | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Fog, days | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 176 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Snowfall, cm. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 127 | 45 | 41 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 28 | 57 | 72 | 95 | 287 | 254 | 1053 |
| Relative humidity, % | 45 | 41 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 39 | 45 | 51 | 50 | 43 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 88 | 82 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 76 | 78 | 82 | 89 | 92 | 91 | 81 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 60 | 52 | 55 | 56 | 55 | 53 | 51 | 49 | 52 | 63 | 74 | 70 | 57 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 13 | 5 | -1 | -8 | -11 | -9 | -3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 49 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 261 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 165 | 291 | 402 | 418 | 1620 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 |