Cost of living comparison
P'yongyang is 79.5% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in P'yongyang instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Minsk
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.48
|
$4.27
₩3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.48
|
$2.44
₩2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.79
|
$2.78
₩2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
$2.99
₩2,692
|
|
pay 41.9% more for groceries
Minsk
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
$0.55
₩495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.29
|
$1.25
₩1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.14
|
$0.99
₩891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.77
|
$1.86
₩1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.38
|
$3.00
₩2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.19
|
$1.94
₩1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN3.01
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.87
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.25
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.28
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
pay 49.0% more for transportation
Minsk
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.14
|
$4.85
₩4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.96
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,549.78
|
$27,250.00
₩24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.39
|
$6.00
₩5,400
|
|
pay 19.2% less for housing
Minsk
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.57
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,325.16
|
$350.00
₩315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN869.85
|
$198.78
₩178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN149.59
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Minsk
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,523.83
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,700.52
|
?? |
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.08
|
$2.22
₩1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.81
|
$2.13
₩1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.24
|
$18.88
₩16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN120.56
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.59
|
$18.02
₩16,214
|
|
pay 58.9% less for clothing
Minsk
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN235.83
|
$27.23
₩24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN154.90
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN354.97
|
$48.03
₩43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN373.55
|
?? | |
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