Cost of living comparison
P'yongyang is 2.5 times more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in P'yongyang instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
CFA516
|
$4.27
₩3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
CFA1,340
|
$2.44
₩2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
CFA387
|
$2.78
₩2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CFA309
|
$2.99
₩2,692
|
|
pay 35.0% more for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
CFA653
|
$0.55
₩495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.25
₩1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
CFA5,267
|
$0.99
₩891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
CFA1,237
|
$1.86
₩1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
CFA1,871
|
$3.00
₩2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
CFA577
|
$1.94
₩1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CFA351
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA265
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
CFA362
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA491
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA327
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
pay 8.9% less for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
CFA2,547
|
$4.85
₩4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
CFA9,280
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,250.00
₩24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
CFA5,671
|
$6.00
₩5,400
|
|
pay 1.1% less for housing
Ouagadougou
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
CFA22,994
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
CFA257,784
|
$350.00
₩315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
CFA106,980
|
$198.78
₩178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
CFA47,311
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
CFA44,683
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
CFA9,499,550
|
?? |
pay 5.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
CFA722
|
$2.22
₩1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
$2.13
₩1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
$18.88
₩16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
CFA18,045
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
$18.02
₩16,214
|
|
pay 73.2% more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
CFA8,249
|
$27.23
₩24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
CFA18,045
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
CFA20,623
|
$48.03
₩43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
CFA30,934
|
?? | |
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