Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 21.0% cheaper than P'yongyang.
If you lived in Turkey instead of P'yongyang, you would:
pay 37.5% less for restaurants
P'yongyang
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
₩3,840
|
$3.01
₺97.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
₩2,192
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
₩2,504
|
$0.62
₺20.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
₩2,692
|
$0.22
₺7.08
|
|
pay 18.0% less for groceries
P'yongyang
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
₩495
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
₩1,125
|
$2.61
₺84.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
₩891
|
$3.07
₺99.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
₩1,670
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
₩2,699
|
$1.59
₺51.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
₩1,742
|
$0.30
₺9.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.52
₺16.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.31
₺9.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.42
₺13.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.22
₺7.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.19
₺6.30
|
|
pay 4.1% less for transportation
P'yongyang
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
₩4,361
|
$4.34
₺140.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.27
₺496.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
₩24,525,000
|
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
₩5,400
|
$4.33
₺140.50
|
|
pay 32.5% less for housing
P'yongyang
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$8.38
₺272.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
₩315,000
|
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
₩178,902
|
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
P'yongyang
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
pay 54.8% less for entertainment and sports
P'yongyang
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
₩1,997
|
$1.90
₺61.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
₩1,921
|
$1.55
₺50.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
₩16,992
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$20.05
₺651.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
₩16,214
|
$2.50
₺81.19
|
|
pay 20.6% more for clothing
P'yongyang
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
₩24,510
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$25.86
₺840.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
₩43,230
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
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