Cost of living comparison
P'yongyang is 79.1% more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in P'yongyang instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Bamako
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA542
|
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA348
|
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
|
pay 3.9% more for groceries
Bamako
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
$0.99
KPW891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA290
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA650
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA774
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
pay 23.2% less for transportation
Bamako
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
|
pay 64.0% less for housing
Bamako
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bamako
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
?? |
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bamako
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
?? |
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