Cost of living comparison
P'yongyang is 4.8% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in P'yongyang instead of Athens, you would:
pay 85.6% more for restaurants
Athens
|
P'yongyang
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$4.27
₩3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$2.44
₩2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.89
|
$2.78
₩2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.52
|
$2.99
₩2,692
|
|
pay 8.9% more for groceries
Athens
|
P'yongyang
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
$0.55
₩495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.14
|
$1.25
₩1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.62
|
$0.99
₩891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
$1.86
₩1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.16
|
$3.00
₩2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$1.94
₩1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.85
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
pay 26.4% less for transportation
Athens
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.52
|
$4.85
₩4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.93
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,716.14
|
$27,250.00
₩24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.72
|
$6.00
₩5,400
|
|
pay 49.3% less for housing
Athens
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.85
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€519.15
|
$350.00
₩315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€489.39
|
$198.78
₩178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€189.71
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Athens
|
P'yongyang
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€457.79
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,426.31
|
?? |
pay 67.0% more for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.38
|
$2.22
₩1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.45
|
$2.13
₩1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.95
|
$18.88
₩16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.96
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.25
|
$18.02
₩16,214
|
|
pay 57.2% less for clothing
Athens
|
P'yongyang
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€79.57
|
$27.23
₩24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.67
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€84.41
|
$48.03
₩43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€104.42
|
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