Cost of living comparison

North Korea

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Dominica

Roseau vs. P'yongyang Cost of Living Summary

Roseau is 84.1% more expensive than P'yongyang.

Restaurants: pay 14.0% less in Roseau
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Roseau
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Roseau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.6% less in Roseau

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

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Roseau vs. P'yongyang Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Roseau instead of P'yongyang, you would:

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pay 14.0% less for restaurants

	P'yongyang	Roseau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.81 KPW4,327	$7.40 EC$20.00	+53.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$21.26 KPW19,136	$6.57 EC$17.75	-69.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.21 KPW1,985	$2.47 EC$6.67	+11.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.28 KPW1,153	$2.22 EC$6.00	+73.4%
Average			-14.0%

P'yongyang vs. Roseau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	P'yongyang	Roseau
Bread 1 loaf	$2.30 KPW2,071	$2.10 EC$5.67	-8.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$1.20 EC$3.25
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.55 KPW3,195	$12.61 EC$34.07	+255.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.00 KPW1,798	$5.60 EC$15.13	+180.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$5.09 EC$13.76
Apples (1 lb)	??	$2.91 EC$7.86
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.07 EC$2.90
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$2.03 EC$5.49
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$2.33 EC$6.30
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.62 EC$4.37
Onions (1 lb)	??	$1.37 EC$3.71
Average			+108.5%

P'yongyang vs. Roseau - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	P'yongyang	Roseau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$5.39 EC$14.58
Monthly public transit pass	??	$53.13 EC$143.58
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$29.23 EC$79.00

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	P'yongyang	Roseau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$70.92 EC$191.67
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$89.58 KPW80,621	$283.68 EC$766.67	+216.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$89.58 KPW80,621	$203.51 EC$550.00	+127.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$108.58 EC$293.44
Average			+168.2%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	P'yongyang	Roseau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$129.51 EC$350.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00

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pay 32.6% less for entertainment and sports

	P'yongyang	Roseau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.44 KPW12,093	$1.85 EC$5.00	-86.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.12 KPW1,008	$4.13 EC$11.17	+269.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$7.40 EC$20.00
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.02 KPW67,520	$46.25 EC$125.00	-38.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$8.33 EC$22.50
Average			-32.6%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	P'yongyang	Roseau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$55.50 EC$150.00
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$37.00 EC$100.00
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$74.00 EC$200.00
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$92.51 EC$250.00

P'yongyang vs. Roseau - Cost of clothing

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