Cost of living comparison
P'yongyang is 49.5% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in P'yongyang instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Beijing
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.63
|
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.17
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.84
|
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
|
pay 19.2% more for groceries
Beijing
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥48.03
|
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.55
|
$0.99
KPW891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.70
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.03
|
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥7.01
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.51
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
pay 7.4% more for transportation
Beijing
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.71
|
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥316.25
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥175,256.11
|
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥40.06
|
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
|
pay 69.2% less for housing
Beijing
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.55
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,365.17
|
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,598.05
|
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥325.61
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Beijing
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,890.27
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥201,136.03
|
?? |
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.68
|
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.63
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥422.46
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.26
|
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
|
pay 53.5% less for clothing
Beijing
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥501.04
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.83
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥648.09
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥902.63
|
?? | |
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