Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 2.5 times more expensive than P'yongyang.
If you lived in Berlin instead of P'yongyang, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
P'yongyang
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
₩3,840
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
₩2,192
|
$9.97
€9.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
₩2,504
|
$2.90
€2.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
₩2,692
|
$2.39
€2.24
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
P'yongyang
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
₩495
|
$1.97
€1.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
₩1,125
|
$6.93
€6.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
₩891
|
$5.11
€4.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
₩1,670
|
$3.15
€2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
₩2,699
|
$4.93
€4.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
₩1,742
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
P'yongyang
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
₩4,361
|
$8.08
€7.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$93.45
€87.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
₩24,525,000
|
$32,967.00
€30,820.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
₩5,400
|
$22.98
€21.48
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
P'yongyang
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$42.65
€39.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
₩315,000
|
$1,347.77
€1,260.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
₩178,902
|
$999.06
€934.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$273.14
€255.35
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
P'yongyang
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$210.36
€196.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,885.50
€7,372.03
|
pay 21.9% more for entertainment and sports
P'yongyang
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
₩1,997
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
₩1,921
|
$3.62
€3.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
₩16,992
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$41.73
€39.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
₩16,214
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
P'yongyang
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
₩24,510
|
$91.74
€85.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$38.98
€36.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
₩43,230
|
$94.97
€88.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$118.23
€110.53
|
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