Cost of living comparison
Lima is 27.1% more expensive than P'yongyang.
If you lived in Lima instead of P'yongyang, you would:
pay 8.7% less for restaurants
P'yongyang
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
$4.01
PEN14.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
$5.35
PEN19.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
$0.87
PEN3.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
$0.60
PEN2.20
|
|
pay 41.8% more for groceries
P'yongyang
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
$1.90
PEN7.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
$3.58
PEN13.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
KPW891
|
$4.74
PEN17.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
$2.09
PEN7.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
$2.36
PEN8.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
$0.74
PEN2.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.46
PEN1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
|
pay 50.6% more for transportation
P'yongyang
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
$5.56
PEN20.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$16.75
PEN61.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
$21,401.64
PEN78,915.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
$15.52
PEN57.21
|
|
pay 54.7% more for housing
P'yongyang
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$28.39
PEN104.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
$503.74
PEN1,857.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
$328.82
PEN1,212.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$55.84
PEN205.90
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
P'yongyang
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$200.22
PEN738.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,654.15
PEN20,848.84
|
pay 28.1% less for entertainment and sports
P'yongyang
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
$2.14
PEN7.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
$2.69
PEN9.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
$5.35
PEN19.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$37.28
PEN137.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
$6.69
PEN24.66
|
|
pay 52.5% more for clothing
P'yongyang
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
$42.06
PEN155.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$28.40
PEN104.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
$72.34
PEN266.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$73.12
PEN269.63
|
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