Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 2.5 times more expensive than P'yongyang.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of P'yongyang, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
P'yongyang
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
$18.44
CA$25.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
$8.85
CA$12.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
P'yongyang
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
$2.34
CA$3.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
$6.00
CA$8.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
KPW891
|
$7.68
CA$10.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
$3.15
CA$4.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
$5.22
CA$7.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
|
pay 68.8% more for transportation
P'yongyang
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
$5.28
CA$7.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$92.56
CA$126.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,736.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
$19.54
CA$26.74
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
P'yongyang
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$62.08
CA$84.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,783.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,561.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$123.67
CA$169.19
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
P'yongyang
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,128.36
CA$1,543.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$19,820.05
CA$27,114.53
|
pay 45.1% more for entertainment and sports
P'yongyang
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
$4.07
CA$5.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$57.52
CA$78.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
$11.80
CA$16.14
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
P'yongyang
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
$61.22
CA$83.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$50.10
CA$68.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
$95.91
CA$131.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$141.14
CA$193.08
|
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