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North Korea

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Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo vs. P'yongyang Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 2.1 times more expensive than P'yongyang.

Restaurants: pay 17.4% less in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 4.0% more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 5.6 times more in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.2% less in Santo Domingo

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

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Santo Domingo vs. P'yongyang Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.4% less for restaurants

	P'yongyang	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.81 KPW4,327	$9.95 DOP611.16	+106.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$21.26 KPW19,136	$7.54 DOP463.46	-64.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.21 KPW1,985	$1.04 DOP63.95	-52.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.28 KPW1,153	$0.57 DOP35.01	-55.5%
Average			-17.4%

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pay 4.0% more for groceries

	P'yongyang	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.30 KPW2,071	$1.51 DOP93.03	-34.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$3.62 DOP222.50
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.55 KPW3,195	$5.19 DOP318.59	+46.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.00 KPW1,798	$2.34 DOP143.71	+17.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$2.53 DOP155.32
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.45 DOP88.96
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.37 DOP22.53
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.24 DOP75.89
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.83 DOP51.09
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.91 DOP56.14
Onions (1 lb)	??	$1.00 DOP61.45
Average			+4.0%

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	P'yongyang	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$5.38 DOP330.30
Monthly public transit pass	??	$18.24 DOP1,120.45
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$23,212.79 DOP1M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$21.22 DOP1,303.80

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pay 5.6 times more for housing

	P'yongyang	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$36.30 DOP2,230.04
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$89.58 KPW80,621	$721.96 DOP44,352.33	+706.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$89.58 KPW80,621	$350.20 DOP21,513.82	+290.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$70.91 DOP4,356.44
Average			+461.3%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	P'yongyang	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$252.26 DOP15,497.20
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$7,399.96 DOP455K

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pay 48.2% less for entertainment and sports

	P'yongyang	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.44 KPW12,093	$2.49 DOP152.79	-81.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.12 KPW1,008	$2.27 DOP139.64	+103.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$5.32 DOP326.97
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.02 KPW67,520	$29.64 DOP1,820.74	-60.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$7.46 DOP458.37
Average			-48.2%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	P'yongyang	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$45.80 DOP2,813.91
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$46.66 DOP2,866.62
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$87.04 DOP5,346.99
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$124.34 DOP7,638.61

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