Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 3.4 times more expensive than P'yongyang.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of P'yongyang, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
P'yongyang
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
$49.68
£39.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
$2.54
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
$1.74
£1.39
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
P'yongyang
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
$4.40
£3.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
KPW891
|
$6.78
£5.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
$4.61
£3.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
$4.27
£3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
$1.63
£1.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.13
£0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.61
£1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.95
£0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
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pay 2.8 times more for transportation
P'yongyang
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
$6.86
£5.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$64.59
£51.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
$28,940.94
£23,064.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
$35.31
£28.14
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for housing
P'yongyang
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$59.54
£47.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
$1,792.17
£1,428.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
$1,632.47
£1,300.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$145.06
£115.60
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
P'yongyang
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,971.83
£1,571.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$18,449.33
£14,703.01
|
pay 70.8% more for entertainment and sports
P'yongyang
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
$7.14
£5.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
$4.35
£3.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
$12.82
£10.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$76.60
£61.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
$16.15
£12.87
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
P'yongyang
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
$95.82
£76.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$51.82
£41.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
$102.17
£81.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$116.23
£92.62
|
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