Cost of living comparison
Spain is 70.5% more expensive than P'yongyang.
If you lived in Spain instead of P'yongyang, you would:
pay 89.6% more for restaurants
P'yongyang
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
₩3,840
|
$12.45
€11.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
₩2,192
|
$8.47
€7.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
₩2,504
|
$1.99
€1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
₩2,692
|
$1.40
€1.29
|
|
pay 52.7% more for groceries
P'yongyang
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
₩495
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
₩1,125
|
$5.73
€5.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
₩891
|
$3.55
€3.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
₩1,670
|
$2.35
€2.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
₩2,699
|
$3.11
€2.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
₩1,742
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 54.3% more for transportation
P'yongyang
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
₩4,361
|
$6.67
€6.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.84
€36.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
₩24,525,000
|
$24,357.72
€22,432.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
₩5,400
|
$14.14
€13.02
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
P'yongyang
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$40.62
€37.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
₩315,000
|
$697.48
€642.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
₩178,902
|
$570.67
€525.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$106.79
€98.35
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
P'yongyang
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$342.46
€315.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,368.05
€6,785.60
|
pay 29.3% less for entertainment and sports
P'yongyang
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
₩1,997
|
$2.66
€2.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
₩1,921
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
₩16,992
|
$5.55
€5.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$43.33
€39.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
₩16,214
|
$8.42
€7.75
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
P'yongyang
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
₩24,510
|
$73.58
€67.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$33.02
€30.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
₩43,230
|
$74.35
€68.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$91.35
€84.13
|
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