Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 15.3% more expensive than P'yongyang.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of P'yongyang, you would:
pay 9.1% more for restaurants
|
P'yongyang
|
Buenos Aires
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
₩3,840
|
$7.00
$6,067.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
₩2,192
|
$5.00
$4,333.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
₩2,504
|
$1.03
$891.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
₩2,692
|
$0.90
$777.70
|
|
pay 12.1% more for groceries
|
P'yongyang
|
Buenos Aires
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
₩495
|
$1.34
$1,163.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
₩1,125
|
$3.51
$3,045.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
₩891
|
$3.15
$2,733.73
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
₩1,670
|
$1.46
$1,263.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
₩2,699
|
$1.76
$1,528.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
₩1,742
|
$0.66
$571.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.57
$491.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.31
$268.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.67
$582.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.30
$258.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.33
$289.83
|
|
pay 17.5% less for transportation
|
P'yongyang
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
₩4,361
|
$3.52
$3,048.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.80
$5,893.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
₩24,525,000
|
$25,000.00
$21,668,750.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
₩5,400
|
$5.00
$4,333.75
|
|
pay 1.5% more for housing
|
P'yongyang
|
Buenos Aires
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$23.47
$20,344.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
₩315,000
|
$313.32
$271,570.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
₩178,902
|
$225.62
$195,552.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$36.96
$32,034.04
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
P'yongyang
|
Buenos Aires
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$187.40
$162,428.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,653.81
$4,900,438.52
|
pay 47.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
P'yongyang
|
Buenos Aires
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
₩1,997
|
$2.00
$1,733.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
₩1,921
|
$1.72
$1,488.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
₩16,992
|
$2.00
$1,733.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$22.07
$19,129.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
₩16,214
|
$5.00
$4,333.75
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
P'yongyang
|
Buenos Aires
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
₩24,510
|
$67.11
$58,164.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$57.53
$49,867.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
₩43,230
|
$107.00
$92,745.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$98.70
$85,549.73
|
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