Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 9.7% cheaper than P'yongyang.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of P'yongyang, you would:
pay 12.0% less for restaurants
P'yongyang
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
$4.49
KES593.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
$5.24
KES692.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
$0.50
KES65.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
$0.41
KES54.31
|
|
pay 16.9% more for groceries
P'yongyang
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
$0.48
KES62.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
$5.31
KES701.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
KPW891
|
$3.40
KES449.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
$1.37
KES181.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
$2.61
KES344.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
$0.92
KES121.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.37
KES49.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.71
KES94.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.39
KES51.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.37
KES48.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.38
KES50.78
|
|
pay 10.8% more for transportation
P'yongyang
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
$4.72
KES623.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$33.03
KES4,363.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
$15,338.57
KES2,026,681.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
$10.74
KES1,418.68
|
|
pay 3.1% less for housing
P'yongyang
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$45.12
KES5,961.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
$370.90
KES49,007.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
$174.44
KES23,049.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$19.29
KES2,548.78
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
P'yongyang
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$128.41
KES16,967.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,645.08
KES1,010,142.24
|
pay 42.2% less for entertainment and sports
P'yongyang
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
$1.87
KES247.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
$2.13
KES281.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
$2.62
KES346.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$42.98
KES5,678.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
$5.99
KES790.90
|
|
pay 28.4% less for clothing
P'yongyang
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
$16.15
KES2,134.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$23.44
KES3,097.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
$40.37
KES5,334.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$43.70
KES5,774.47
|
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