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North Korea

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Phnom Penh vs. P'yongyang Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 98.7% more expensive than P'yongyang.

Restaurants: pay 42.9% less in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 11.6% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 5.5 times more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.2% less in Phnom Penh

The cost of housing and groceries in Phnom Penh are more expensive than in P'yongyang. Expenses including entertainment and sports and restaurants are lower in Phnom Penh. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Phnom Penh.

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Phnom Penh vs. P'yongyang Cost Breakdown

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pay 42.9% less for restaurants

	P'yongyang	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.81 KPW4,327	$4.00 KHR16,282.49	-16.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$21.26 KPW19,136	$7.00 KHR28,494.35	-67.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.21 KPW1,985	$1.82 KHR7,428.89	-17.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.28 KPW1,153	$0.64 KHR2,600.68	-50.1%
Average			-42.9%

P'yongyang vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.6% more for groceries

	P'yongyang	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$2.30 KPW2,071	$1.62 KHR6,582.93	-29.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$7.46 KHR30,360.06
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.55 KPW3,195	$8.16 KHR33,214.92	+129.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.00 KPW1,798	$1.72 KHR6,996.95	-14.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$1.89 KHR7,703.61
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.79 KHR7,277.91
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.79 KHR3,215.82
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.91 KHR7,785.68
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.98 KHR3,969.77
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.72 KHR2,935.78
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.56 KHR2,292.62
Average			+11.6%

P'yongyang vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	P'yongyang	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$5.09 KHR20,702.80
Monthly public transit pass	??	$9.60 KHR39,077.97
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$35,000.00 KHR142M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.11 KHR37,065.53

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pay 5.5 times more for housing

	P'yongyang	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$24.89 KHR101K
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$89.58 KPW80,621	$646.36 KHR3M	+621.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$89.58 KPW80,621	$370.33 KHR2M	+313.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$81.19 KHR331K
Average			+446.2%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	P'yongyang	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$661.77 KHR3M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$10,987.71 KHR45M

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pay 52.2% less for entertainment and sports

	P'yongyang	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.44 KPW12,093	$1.00 KHR4,070.62	-92.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.12 KPW1,008	$2.95 KHR11,992.68	+163.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$1.89 KHR7,693.48
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.02 KPW67,520	$40.62 KHR165K	-45.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.00 KHR20,353.11
Average			-52.2%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	P'yongyang	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$28.00 KHR114K
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$24.00 KHR97,694.93
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$90.83 KHR370K
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$59.17 KHR241K

P'yongyang vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of clothing

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