Cost of living comparison
Prague is 2.1 times more expensive than P'yongyang.
If you lived in Prague instead of P'yongyang, you would:
pay 78.8% more for restaurants
P'yongyang
|
Prague
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
$10.29
CZK238.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
$8.89
CZK205.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
$1.76
CZK40.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
$1.38
CZK31.91
|
|
pay 91.9% more for groceries
P'yongyang
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
$1.71
CZK39.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
$6.50
CZK150.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
KPW891
|
$4.62
CZK106.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
$3.46
CZK80.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
$4.31
CZK99.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
$0.86
CZK19.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.81
CZK18.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.98
CZK22.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.62
CZK37.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.49
CZK11.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.50
CZK11.46
|
|
pay 52.4% more for transportation
P'yongyang
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
$7.00
CZK161.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.72
CZK595.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
$28,062.17
CZK649,114.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
$12.58
CZK291.02
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
P'yongyang
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$26.19
CZK605.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
$1,062.03
CZK24,566.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
$794.21
CZK18,371.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$251.13
CZK5,808.87
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
P'yongyang
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$808.25
CZK18,695.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,299.60
CZK307,636.95
|
pay 11.7% less for entertainment and sports
P'yongyang
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
$2.34
CZK54.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
$3.21
CZK74.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
$6.73
CZK155.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$60.27
CZK1,394.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
$11.18
CZK258.56
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
P'yongyang
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
$93.07
CZK2,152.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$42.28
CZK977.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
$96.72
CZK2,237.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$114.16
CZK2,640.72
|
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