Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 55.1% more expensive than P'yongyang.
If you lived in Moscow instead of P'yongyang, you would:
pay 15.0% more for restaurants
P'yongyang
|
Moscow
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
$8.62
RUB797.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
$4.93
RUB455.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
$1.02
RUB94.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
$0.57
RUB52.81
|
|
pay 30.7% more for groceries
P'yongyang
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
$0.69
RUB63.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
$5.18
RUB478.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
KPW891
|
$4.02
RUB371.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
$1.42
RUB131.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
$2.00
RUB184.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
$0.62
RUB57.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.53
RUB49.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.70
RUB64.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.40
RUB129.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.27
RUB24.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.26
RUB24.46
|
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pay 23.4% less for transportation
P'yongyang
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
$2.47
RUB228.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.79
RUB2,848.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
$30,787.49
RUB2,848,304.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
$3.94
RUB364.58
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
P'yongyang
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$6.45
RUB596.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
$860.20
RUB79,581.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
$497.14
RUB45,993.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$90.59
RUB8,380.77
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
P'yongyang
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$487.67
RUB45,117.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,121.01
RUB843,830.42
|
pay 23.4% less for entertainment and sports
P'yongyang
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
$3.08
RUB284.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
$2.57
RUB237.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
$2.52
RUB232.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$38.25
RUB3,538.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
$6.16
RUB569.66
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
P'yongyang
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
$94.24
RUB8,718.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$45.95
RUB4,250.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
$106.61
RUB9,862.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$132.25
RUB12,235.50
|
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