Cost of living comparison

North Korea

compared to

Colombia

Bogota vs. P'yongyang Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 2.5 times more expensive than P'yongyang.

Restaurants: pay 12.4% less in Bogota
Groceries: pay 45.7% more in Bogota
Housing: pay 6.5 times more in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.6% less in Bogota

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

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Bogota vs. P'yongyang Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.4% less for restaurants

	P'yongyang	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.81 KPW4,327	$7.72 COP24,504.06	+60.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$21.26 KPW19,136	$10.19 COP32,345.37	-52.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.21 KPW1,985	$1.34 COP4,267.92	-39.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.28 KPW1,153	$0.87 COP2,755.00	-32.2%
Average			-12.4%

P'yongyang vs. Bogota - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.7% more for groceries

	P'yongyang	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$2.30 KPW2,071	$2.42 COP7,690.34	+5.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$3.93 COP12,460.95
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.55 KPW3,195	$6.14 COP19,479.18	+72.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.00 KPW1,798	$3.39 COP10,767.09	+69.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$3.30 COP10,487.06
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.56 COP4,960.76
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.81 COP2,555.68
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.87 COP2,775.49
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.79 COP2,499.80
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.65 COP2,066.32
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.63 COP1,985.15
Average			+45.7%

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	P'yongyang	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$4.90 COP15,551.55
Monthly public transit pass	??	$49.41 COP157K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$23,161.08 COP74M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$20.84 COP66,160.97

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pay 6.5 times more for housing

	P'yongyang	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$29.75 COP94,422.33
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$89.58 KPW80,621	$779.14 COP2M	+769.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$89.58 KPW80,621	$440.22 COP1M	+391.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$93.36 COP296K
Average			+553.8%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	P'yongyang	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$463.22 COP1M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,195.93 COP26M

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pay 47.6% less for entertainment and sports

	P'yongyang	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.44 KPW12,093	$2.01 COP6,371.06	-85.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.12 KPW1,008	$2.52 COP7,993.08	+124.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$4.32 COP13,722.28
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.02 KPW67,520	$33.42 COP106K	-55.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$7.72 COP24,504.06
Average			-47.6%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	P'yongyang	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$82.94 COP263K
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$47.35 COP150K
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$141.13 COP448K
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$104.65 COP332K

P'yongyang vs. Bogota - Cost of clothing

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