Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 3.0 times more expensive than P'yongyang.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of P'yongyang, you would:
pay 23.9% more for restaurants
P'yongyang
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
$7.64
HK$59.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
$5.73
HK$44.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
$1.23
HK$9.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
$1.11
HK$8.65
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
P'yongyang
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
$2.29
HK$17.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
$12.63
HK$98.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
KPW891
|
$11.66
HK$91.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
$3.47
HK$27.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
$4.48
HK$35.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
$2.03
HK$15.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
|
pay 86.6% more for transportation
P'yongyang
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
$10.64
HK$83.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$63.70
HK$498.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,198.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
$13.12
HK$102.68
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for housing
P'yongyang
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$23.34
HK$182.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,908.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,744.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$157.03
HK$1,228.89
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
P'yongyang
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$771.50
HK$6,037.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$18,861.18
HK$147,599.25
|
pay 59.2% more for entertainment and sports
P'yongyang
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
$6.37
HK$49.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
$5.02
HK$39.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
$8.28
HK$64.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$79.37
HK$621.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
$12.74
HK$99.69
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
P'yongyang
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
$80.90
HK$633.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$39.86
HK$311.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
$88.35
HK$691.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$129.40
HK$1,012.63
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