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P'yongyang vs. Andorra La Vella Cost of Living Summary

P'yongyang is 6.5% more expensive than Andorra La Vella.

Restaurants
pay 25.8% less in P'yongyang
Groceries
pay 2.2% less in P'yongyang
Housing
pay 84.3% less in P'yongyang
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.4 times more in P'yongyang

Expenses including housing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in P'yongyang. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in P'yongyang.

P'yongyang vs. Andorra La Vella Cost Breakdown

If you lived in P'yongyang instead of Andorra La Vella, you would:

pay 25.8% less for restaurants

 
Andorra La Vella
P'yongyang
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.52
€15.11
??
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.26
€10.58
??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.66
€2.29
$2.34
KPW2,102

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pay 2.2% less for groceries

 
Andorra La Vella
P'yongyang
Bread
1 loaf
$1.44
€1.24
$2.40
KPW2,161
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.94
€8.57
??
Milk (1 gallon) $5.16
€4.45
$3.70
KPW3,332

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Andorra La Vella
P'yongyang
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.06
€5.22
??
Monthly public transit pass $35.04
€30.22
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,191.80
€19,136.59
??

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pay 84.3% less for housing

 
Andorra La Vella
P'yongyang
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$55.68
€48.02
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,351.53
€1,165.46
$93.44
KPW84,095
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,074.55
€926.61
$262.80
KPW236,518

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Andorra La Vella
P'yongyang
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $639.47
€551.44
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,242.26
€13,143.82
??

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Andorra La Vella
P'yongyang
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.27
€2.82
$14.02
KPW12,614
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.44
€2.11
$1.17
KPW1,051
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.26
€4.53
??

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Andorra La Vella
P'yongyang
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$93.43
€80.57
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.87
€35.25
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$81.75
€70.50
??

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