Cost of living comparison
P'yongyang is 49.2% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in P'yongyang instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
THB108.57
|
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
THB217.13
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
THB20.95
|
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
THB11.86
|
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
|
pay 9.1% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
THB68.44
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
THB318.79
|
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB242.48
|
$0.99
KPW891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
THB74.18
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
THB53.55
|
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
THB50.04
|
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.31
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
THB33.16
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB26.97
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB26.79
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.05
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
pay 29.6% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
THB164.02
|
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
THB1,411.35
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
THB2,171,307.12
|
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
THB389.75
|
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
|
pay 41.8% less for housing
Bangkok
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
THB578.68
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
THB24,241.50
|
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
THB11,543.05
|
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
THB2,238.21
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangkok
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
THB20,684.94
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
THB496,252.24
|
?? |
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
THB86.85
|
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
THB84.66
|
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
THB162.85
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
THB2,085.17
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
THB293.13
|
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
|
pay 52.6% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
THB2,200.87
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
THB1,490.16
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
THB3,581.67
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
THB3,749.98
|
?? | |
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