Cost of living comparison
If you lived in P'yongyang instead of Maseru, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Maseru
|
P'yongyang
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? | ?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL200.49
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.03
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.01
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Maseru
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.23
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.64
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL60.99
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.98
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL54.32
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.14
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.65
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.76
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.37
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.26
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.30
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Maseru
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL81.16
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL498.95
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL349,266.46
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL98.79
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Maseru
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL399.16
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,492.66
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,746.33
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Maseru
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL515.58
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,625.45
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.04
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.06
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL84.82
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL382.53
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Maseru
|
P'yongyang
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL748.43
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL698.53
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,762.96
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,494.76
|
?? |
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