Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 89.4% more expensive than P'yongyang.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of P'yongyang, you would:
pay 71.1% more for restaurants
P'yongyang
|
Nicosia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
₩3,840
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
₩2,192
|
$7.15
€6.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
₩2,504
|
$1.57
€1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
₩2,692
|
$0.75
€0.71
|
|
pay 99.9% more for groceries
P'yongyang
|
Nicosia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
₩495
|
$2.06
€1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
₩1,125
|
$5.33
€5.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
₩891
|
$6.01
€5.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
₩1,670
|
$3.40
€3.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
₩2,699
|
$3.75
€3.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
₩1,742
|
$1.31
€1.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$1.00
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.45
€0.42
|
|
pay 62.2% more for transportation
P'yongyang
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
₩4,361
|
$6.08
€5.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$43.98
€41.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
₩24,525,000
|
$19,790.09
€18,560.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
₩5,400
|
$17.32
€16.24
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
P'yongyang
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$32.85
€30.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
₩315,000
|
$679.12
€636.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
₩178,902
|
$557.97
€523.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$142.33
€133.49
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
P'yongyang
|
Nicosia
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$372.90
€349.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,706.64
€6,289.93
|
pay 14.1% more for entertainment and sports
P'yongyang
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
₩1,997
|
$4.40
€4.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
₩1,921
|
$3.59
€3.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
₩16,992
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$62.53
€58.65
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
₩16,214
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
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pay 2.5 times more for clothing
P'yongyang
|
Nicosia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
₩24,510
|
$85.21
€79.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.77
€38.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
₩43,230
|
$91.42
€85.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$105.72
€99.15
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