Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 3.1 times more expensive than P'yongyang.
If you lived in Canberra instead of P'yongyang, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
P'yongyang
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
₩3,840
|
$26.69
A$41.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
₩2,192
|
$10.01
A$15.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
₩2,504
|
$2.70
A$4.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
₩2,692
|
$2.13
A$3.32
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
P'yongyang
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
₩495
|
$2.29
A$3.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
₩1,125
|
$6.42
A$10.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
₩891
|
$6.48
A$10.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
₩1,670
|
$4.10
A$6.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
₩2,699
|
$3.63
A$5.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
₩1,742
|
$1.47
A$2.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$1.13
A$1.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$1.60
A$2.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$2.47
A$3.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$1.17
A$1.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.96
A$1.50
|
|
pay 50.5% more for transportation
P'yongyang
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
₩4,361
|
$5.45
A$8.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$100.08
A$155.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
₩24,525,000
|
$20,016.00
A$31,197.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
₩5,400
|
$15.93
A$24.83
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for housing
P'yongyang
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$68.64
A$106.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
₩315,000
|
$1,824.70
A$2,843.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
₩178,902
|
$1,494.78
A$2,329.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$183.28
A$285.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
P'yongyang
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,686.35
A$2,628.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$14,216.13
A$22,157.31
|
pay 83.5% more for entertainment and sports
P'yongyang
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
₩1,997
|
$8.01
A$12.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
₩1,921
|
$3.74
A$5.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
₩16,992
|
$23.35
A$36.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$64.70
A$100.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
₩16,214
|
$13.34
A$20.80
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
P'yongyang
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
₩24,510
|
$93.52
A$145.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$72.72
A$113.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
₩43,230
|
$134.62
A$209.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$183.19
A$285.52
|
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