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North Korea

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Argentina

Buenos Aires vs. P'yongyang Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 2.9 times more expensive than P'yongyang.

Restaurants: pay 58.1% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 33.0% more in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 7.0 times more in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.1% less in Buenos Aires

The cost of housing, restaurants, and groceries in Buenos Aires are more expensive than in P'yongyang. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Buenos Aires.

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Buenos Aires vs. P'yongyang Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.1% more for restaurants

	P'yongyang	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.81 KPW4,327	$19.02 ARS28,866.32	+295.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$21.26 KPW19,136	$12.96 ARS19,665.62	-39.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.21 KPW1,985	$2.01 ARS3,045.90	-9.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.28 KPW1,153	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	+24.3%
Average			+58.1%

P'yongyang vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.0% more for groceries

	P'yongyang	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$2.30 KPW2,071	$2.48 ARS3,759.89	+7.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$5.25 ARS7,963.26
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.55 KPW3,195	$5.52 ARS8,376.92	+55.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.00 KPW1,798	$2.81 ARS4,263.15	+40.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$4.60 ARS6,980.53
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.28 ARS1,941.83
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.97 ARS1,476.48
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.65 ARS986.80
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.92 ARS1,393.13
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.56 ARS848.63
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.56 ARS844.64
Average			+33.0%

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	P'yongyang	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$5.28 ARS8,007.28
Monthly public transit pass	??	$27.50 ARS41,738.12
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$28,500.00 ARS43M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.60 ARS14,570.40

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pay 7.0 times more for housing

	P'yongyang	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$31.11 ARS47,219.03
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$89.58 KPW80,621	$770.79 ARS1M	+760.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$89.58 KPW80,621	$509.75 ARS774K	+469.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$162.43 ARS247K
Average			+599.8%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	P'yongyang	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$464.87 ARS706K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,896.36 ARS14M

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pay 14.1% less for entertainment and sports

	P'yongyang	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.44 KPW12,093	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	-70.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.12 KPW1,008	$3.86 ARS5,864.06	+245.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$4.21 ARS6,386.17
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.02 KPW67,520	$49.97 ARS75,848.75	-33.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$10.38 ARS15,757.84
Average			-14.1%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	P'yongyang	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$120.49 ARS183K
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$95.69 ARS145K
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$115.94 ARS176K
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$138.37 ARS210K

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