Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 24.8% cheaper than P'yongyang.
If you lived in Cairo instead of P'yongyang, you would:
pay 34.0% less for restaurants
P'yongyang
|
Cairo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
₩3,840
|
$3.25
E£155.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
₩2,192
|
$4.23
E£202.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
₩2,504
|
$0.25
E£12.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
₩2,692
|
$0.15
E£7.01
|
|
pay 21.7% less for groceries
P'yongyang
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
₩495
|
$0.59
E£28.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
₩1,125
|
$1.73
E£83.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
₩891
|
$3.44
E£164.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
₩1,670
|
$1.46
E£70.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
₩2,699
|
$2.41
E£115.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
₩1,742
|
$0.53
E£25.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.24
E£11.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.16
E£7.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.14
E£6.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.15
E£7.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.14
E£6.81
|
|
pay 51.4% less for transportation
P'yongyang
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
₩4,361
|
$1.24
E£59.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.39
E£545.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
₩24,525,000
|
$26,600.33
E£1,273,132.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
₩5,400
|
$1.37
E£65.41
|
|
pay 50.0% less for housing
P'yongyang
|
Cairo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$14.42
E£690.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
₩315,000
|
$173.02
E£8,281.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
₩178,902
|
$100.76
E£4,822.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$18.76
E£897.88
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
P'yongyang
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$113.41
E£5,428.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,460.81
E£117,778.27
|
pay 53.8% less for entertainment and sports
P'yongyang
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
₩1,997
|
$1.63
E£77.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
₩1,921
|
$1.71
E£82.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
₩16,992
|
$1.79
E£85.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$19.91
E£953.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
₩16,214
|
$3.90
E£186.88
|
|
pay 62.2% more for clothing
P'yongyang
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
₩24,510
|
$38.38
E£1,837.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.15
E£1,730.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
₩43,230
|
$88.16
E£4,219.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$42.66
E£2,042.01
|
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