Cost of living comparison

North Korea

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Turkey

Ankara vs. P'yongyang Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 2.5 times more expensive than P'yongyang.

Restaurants: pay 2.0% less in Ankara
Groceries: pay 10.0% less in Ankara
Housing: pay 7.4 times more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.8% more in Ankara

The cost of housing and entertainment and sports in Ankara are more expensive than in P'yongyang. Expenses including groceries and restaurants are lower in Ankara. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Ankara.

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Ankara vs. P'yongyang Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ankara instead of P'yongyang, you would:

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pay 2.0% less for restaurants

	P'yongyang	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.81 KPW4,327	$10.16 TRY507.43	+111.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$21.26 KPW19,136	$9.65 TRY482.06	-54.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.21 KPW1,985	$1.72 TRY85.70	-22.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.28 KPW1,153	$0.74 TRY36.87	-42.3%
Average			-2.0%

P'yongyang vs. Ankara - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.0% less for groceries

	P'yongyang	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$2.30 KPW2,071	$0.98 TRY48.87	-57.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$5.14 TRY256.49
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.55 KPW3,195	$4.51 TRY225.14	+27.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.00 KPW1,798	$2.70 TRY134.73	+35.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$2.48 TRY123.75
Apples (1 lb)	??	$0.89 TRY44.45
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.01 TRY50.36
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.59 TRY29.69
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.78 TRY38.75
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.29 TRY14.62
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.26 TRY12.77
Average			-10.0%

P'yongyang vs. Ankara - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	P'yongyang	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$5.38 TRY268.86
Monthly public transit pass	??	$12.19 TRY608.91
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$48,777.71 TRY2M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$7.82 TRY390.72

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pay 7.4 times more for housing

	P'yongyang	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$17.61 TRY879.37
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$89.58 KPW80,621	$760.78 TRY37,988.74	+749.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$89.58 KPW80,621	$572.06 TRY28,565.24	+538.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$72.14 TRY3,602.33
Average			+636.5%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	P'yongyang	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$1,048.06 TRY52,333.59
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$19,763.76 TRY987K

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pay 8.8% more for entertainment and sports

	P'yongyang	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.44 KPW12,093	$5.08 TRY253.71	-62.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.12 KPW1,008	$4.09 TRY204.32	+265.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.24 TRY111.63
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.02 KPW67,520	$72.15 TRY3,602.74	-3.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$8.13 TRY405.94
Average			+8.8%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	P'yongyang	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$53.73 TRY2,683.03
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$48.06 TRY2,399.84
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$105.21 TRY5,253.38
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$95.84 TRY4,785.68

P'yongyang vs. Ankara - Cost of clothing

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