Cost of living comparison
P'yongyang is 70.8% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in P'yongyang instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Asuncion
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
PYG36,439
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PYG4,453
|
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
|
pay 57.1% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
PYG23,200
|
$0.99
KPW891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
PYG14,068
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
PYG4,466
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
PYG5,336
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,116
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
pay 12.6% more for transportation
Asuncion
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
PYG32,802
|
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
|
pay 22.9% less for housing
Asuncion
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
PYG181,062
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
PYG2,980,421
|
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
PYG2,226,852
|
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
PYG328,414
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Asuncion
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
?? |
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
PYG10,411
|
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
PYG17,343
|
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
PYG204,272
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
PYG52,056
|
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
|
pay 32.8% less for clothing
Asuncion
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
?? | |
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