Cost of living comparison
P'yongyang is 2.0 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in P'yongyang instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 83.0% more for restaurants
Freetown
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
|
pay 13.4% more for groceries
Freetown
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$0.99
KPW891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
pay 72.1% more for transportation
Freetown
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
|
pay 9.7% more for housing
Freetown
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Freetown
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
?? |
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Freetown
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
?? | |
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