Cost of living comparison
compared to
P'yongyang vs. Dushanbe Cost of Living Summary
P'yongyang is 38.9% cheaper than Dushanbe.
P'yongyang vs. Dushanbe Cost Breakdown
If you lived in P'yongyang instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Dushanbe
|
P'yongyang
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.88
TJS44.99
|
$4.81
KPW4,327
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.42
TJS49.99
|
$21.26
KPW19,136
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
TJS5.57
|
$2.21
KPW1,985
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TJS3.25
|
$1.28
KPW1,153
|
|
Dushanbe vs. P'yongyang - Cost of restaurants
pay 52.8% more for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
P'yongyang
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
TJS5.69
|
$2.30
KPW2,071
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.53
TJS50.99
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
TJS37.85
|
$3.55
KPW3,195
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
TJS16.68
|
$2.00
KPW1,798
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
TJS18.07
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
TJS7.86
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
TJS11.87
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.20
TJS11.11
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
TJS5.22
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TJS2.56
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
TJS1.74
|
?? | |
Dushanbe vs. P'yongyang - Cost of groceries
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
P'yongyang
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.37
TJS40.37
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.50
TJS299.95
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,250.83
TJS150K
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
TJS33.99
|
?? |
Dushanbe vs. P'yongyang - Cost of transportation
pay 81.0% less for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
P'yongyang
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.18
TJS158.54
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$628.00
TJS5,795.70
|
$89.58
KPW80,621
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$352.75
TJS3,255.46
|
$89.58
KPW80,621
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.70
TJS477.10
|
?? | |
Dushanbe vs. P'yongyang - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
P'yongyang
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.42
TJS769.87
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,679.67
TJS52,416.23
|
?? |
Dushanbe vs. P'yongyang - Cost of childcare
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
P'yongyang
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
TJS11.00
|
$13.44
KPW12,093
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
TJS16.50
|
$1.12
KPW1,008
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.79
TJS34.99
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.50
TJS419.93
|
$75.02
KPW67,520
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
TJS49.99
|
?? | |
Dushanbe vs. P'yongyang - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
P'yongyang
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.38
TJS224.96
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.65
TJS485.92
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.64
TJS716.55
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.34
TJS519.91
|
?? |
Dushanbe vs. P'yongyang - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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