Cost of living comparison
P'yongyang is 23.0% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in P'yongyang instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 83.6% more for restaurants
Mexico City
|
P'yongyang
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$141.00
|
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$118.40
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$18.09
|
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.21
|
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
|
pay 0.9% more for groceries
Mexico City
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$35.53
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$75.53
|
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$92.79
|
$0.99
KPW891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.66
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$54.28
|
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.60
|
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.56
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$12.07
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$12.99
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.34
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.51
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
pay 10.2% more for transportation
Mexico City
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$83.89
|
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$302.84
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$375,999.16
|
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$94.00
|
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
|
pay 58.1% less for housing
Mexico City
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$477.20
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$14,080.67
|
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,180.26
|
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$685.63
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mexico City
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,438.99
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$151,130.77
|
?? |
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$47.00
|
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$49.19
|
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$65.80
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$850.93
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$84.60
|
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
|
pay 50.1% less for clothing
Mexico City
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$968.74
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$639.12
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,575.72
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,620.77
|
?? | |
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