Cost of living comparison
P'yongyang is 97.2% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in P'yongyang instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Kiev
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.16
UAH322.64
|
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
UAH164.01
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH24.62
|
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UAH19.54
|
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Kiev
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
UAH28.60
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
UAH158.33
|
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
UAH154.29
|
$0.99
KPW891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
UAH79.78
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
UAH69.69
|
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
UAH9.80
|
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
UAH24.45
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
UAH26.88
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
UAH39.86
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
UAH8.61
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.37
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
pay 21.2% more for transportation
Kiev
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
UAH217.61
|
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.52
UAH376.41
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,116.98
UAH914,143.33
|
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.81
UAH150.56
|
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
|
pay 25.4% less for housing
Kiev
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.04
UAH199.17
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.74
UAH17,982.37
|
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.70
UAH10,902.50
|
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.83
UAH2,959.02
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Kiev
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.58
UAH12,360.56
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.11
UAH221,135.53
|
?? |
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
UAH43.02
|
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.35
UAH53.37
|
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
UAH80.66
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,058.59
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
UAH161.32
|
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
|
pay 48.5% less for clothing
Kiev
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.70
UAH2,598.11
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.80
UAH1,336.62
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.00
UAH3,084.59
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.05
UAH3,679.78
|
?? | |
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