Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 51.1% more expensive than P'yongyang.
If you lived in Tirana instead of P'yongyang, you would:
pay 30.7% more for restaurants
P'yongyang
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
$6.82
ALL637
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
$6.82
ALL637
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
$1.57
ALL147
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
$0.78
ALL73
|
|
pay 59.1% more for groceries
P'yongyang
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
$0.88
ALL82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
$4.26
ALL398
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
KPW891
|
$6.34
ALL592
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
$3.31
ALL309
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
$3.10
ALL289
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
$0.51
ALL48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.91
ALL85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.65
ALL61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.64
ALL60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.40
ALL38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.40
ALL37
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
P'yongyang
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
$8.27
ALL772
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.60
ALL1,456
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
$20,815.16
ALL1,942,697
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
$26.32
ALL2,456
|
|
pay 51.5% more for housing
P'yongyang
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$16.74
ALL1,562
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
$496.12
ALL46,303
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
$320.47
ALL29,910
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$72.54
ALL6,770
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
P'yongyang
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$203.42
ALL18,985
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,770.26
ALL351,881
|
pay 45.8% less for entertainment and sports
P'yongyang
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
$1.95
ALL182
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
$1.51
ALL141
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
$3.41
ALL318
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$40.37
ALL3,767
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
$7.21
ALL673
|
|
pay 82.6% more for clothing
P'yongyang
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
$52.10
ALL4,863
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$38.16
ALL3,561
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
$83.51
ALL7,794
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$96.12
ALL8,971
|
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