Cost of living comparison
compared to
P'yongyang vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary
P'yongyang is 0.1% cheaper than Buenos Aires.
- Restaurants
-
pay 4.4% less in P'yongyang
- Groceries
-
pay 30.1% less in P'yongyang
- Housing
-
pay 64.5% less in P'yongyang
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 98.6% more in P'yongyang
Expenses including housing, groceries, and restaurants are lower in P'yongyang. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in P'yongyang.
P'yongyang vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown
If you lived in P'yongyang instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 4.4% less for restaurants
|
Buenos Aires
|
P'yongyang
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
ARS26,034.72
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
ARS17,356.48
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
ARS3,154.71
|
$2.34
KPW2,102
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
ARS2,007.74
|
$1.17
KPW1,051
|
|
Buenos Aires vs. P'yongyang - Cost of restaurants
pay 30.1% less for groceries
|
Buenos Aires
|
P'yongyang
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
ARS4,181.15
|
$2.40
KPW2,161
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.13
ARS8,871.09
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.84
ARS8,442.80
|
$3.70
KPW3,332
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ARS4,757.11
|
$2.08
KPW1,876
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
ARS5,669.05
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
ARS1,664.69
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
ARS1,390.37
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS819.15
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
ARS1,648.30
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ARS952.66
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
ARS837.26
|
?? | |
Buenos Aires vs. P'yongyang - Cost of groceries
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Buenos Aires
|
P'yongyang
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
ARS6,237.99
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
ARS28,927.47
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ARS36,159,331.25
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.51
ARS13,762.18
|
?? |
Buenos Aires vs. P'yongyang - Cost of transportation
pay 64.5% less for housing
|
Buenos Aires
|
P'yongyang
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.42
ARS42,555.70
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.06
ARS953,253.26
|
$93.44
KPW84,095
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$463.75
ARS670,751.66
|
$262.80
KPW236,518
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.98
ARS146,052.25
|
?? | |
Buenos Aires vs. P'yongyang - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Buenos Aires
|
P'yongyang
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$367.39
ARS531,384.95
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,496.25
ARS7,949,628.98
|
?? |
Buenos Aires vs. P'yongyang - Cost of childcare
pay 98.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Buenos Aires
|
P'yongyang
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
ARS5,496.22
|
$14.02
KPW12,614
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.13
ARS5,967.15
|
$1.17
KPW1,051
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.68
ARS5,322.65
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.59
ARS63,042.89
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
ARS13,017.36
|
?? | |
Buenos Aires vs. P'yongyang - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Buenos Aires
|
P'yongyang
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$112.87
ARS163,247.52
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$91.59
ARS132,477.95
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.33
ARS187,064.27
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.94
ARS195,167.49
|
?? |
Buenos Aires vs. P'yongyang - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
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