Cost of living comparison

North Korea

compared to

Egypt

Cairo vs. P'yongyang Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 3.3% more expensive than P'yongyang.

Restaurants: pay 57.3% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 41.8% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.0% less in Cairo

Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Cairo. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Cairo.

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Cairo vs. P'yongyang Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.3% less for restaurants

	P'yongyang	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.81 KPW4,327	$4.77 EGP250.20	-0.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$21.26 KPW19,136	$5.92 EGP310.25	-72.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.21 KPW1,985	$0.35 EGP18.54	-84.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.28 KPW1,153	$0.15 EGP7.64	-88.6%
Average			-57.3%

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pay 41.8% less for groceries

	P'yongyang	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.30 KPW2,071	$0.76 EGP39.94	-66.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$2.13 EGP111.83
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.55 KPW3,195	$3.57 EGP187.12	+0.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.00 KPW1,798	$1.18 EGP62.05	-40.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$2.26 EGP118.35
Apples (1 lb)	??	$0.82 EGP42.83
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.35 EGP18.16
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.26 EGP13.80
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.24 EGP12.69
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.18 EGP9.49
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.20 EGP10.29
Average			-41.8%

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	P'yongyang	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$1.68 EGP87.91
Monthly public transit pass	??	$8.59 EGP450.37
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$32,276.12 EGP2M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$1.91 EGP100.08

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	P'yongyang	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$14.10 EGP739.02
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$89.58 KPW80,621	$216.90 EGP11,366.38	+142.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$89.58 KPW80,621	$191.78 EGP10,049.84	+114.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$20.76 EGP1,088.04
Average			+127.7%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	P'yongyang	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$123.08 EGP6,449.69
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$3,562.03 EGP187K

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pay 59.0% less for entertainment and sports

	P'yongyang	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.44 KPW12,093	$1.48 EGP77.56	-89.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.12 KPW1,008	$1.78 EGP93.16	+58.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.01 EGP105.09
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.02 KPW67,520	$29.87 EGP1,565.04	-60.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.77 EGP250.20
Average			-59.0%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	P'yongyang	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$40.94 EGP2,145.49
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$50.61 EGP2,652.16
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$115.71 EGP6,063.75
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$59.84 EGP3,135.88

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