Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 10.6% more expensive than P'yongyang.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of P'yongyang, you would:
pay 2.2% less for restaurants
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P'yongyang
|
Pretoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
$6.72
ZAR124.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
$4.39
ZAR81.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
$0.88
ZAR16.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
$0.66
ZAR12.24
|
|
pay 14.1% more for groceries
|
P'yongyang
|
Pretoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
$0.83
ZAR15.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
$3.17
ZAR58.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
KPW891
|
$3.87
ZAR71.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
$1.68
ZAR31.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
$1.92
ZAR35.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
$0.61
ZAR11.38
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.56
ZAR10.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.53
ZAR9.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.63
ZAR11.63
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.50
ZAR9.25
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.51
ZAR9.45
|
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pay 14.0% more for transportation
|
P'yongyang
|
Pretoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
$4.68
ZAR86.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$45.23
ZAR839.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
$17,020.94
ZAR315,829.98
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
$10.97
ZAR203.47
|
|
pay 27.9% more for housing
|
P'yongyang
|
Pretoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$46.98
ZAR871.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
$315.25
ZAR5,849.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
$329.30
ZAR6,110.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$73.25
ZAR1,359.15
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
P'yongyang
|
Pretoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$210.41
ZAR3,904.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,579.40
ZAR66,417.09
|
pay 47.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
P'yongyang
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
$1.92
ZAR35.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
$1.64
ZAR30.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
$2.74
ZAR50.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$34.50
ZAR640.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
$5.48
ZAR101.73
|
|
pay 57.8% more for clothing
|
P'yongyang
|
Pretoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
$42.41
ZAR786.93
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$35.03
ZAR649.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
$76.75
ZAR1,424.20
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$87.03
ZAR1,614.95
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