Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.1 times more expensive than P'yongyang.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of P'yongyang, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
P'yongyang
|
United Kingdom
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
₩3,840
|
$17.09
£13.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
₩2,192
|
$7.46
£5.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
₩2,504
|
$1.84
£1.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
₩2,692
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
pay 53.4% more for groceries
P'yongyang
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
₩495
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
₩1,125
|
$3.60
£2.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
₩891
|
$4.68
£3.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
₩1,670
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
₩2,699
|
$3.16
£2.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
₩1,742
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$1.17
£0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 72.0% more for transportation
P'yongyang
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
₩4,361
|
$7.31
£5.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$91.63
£73.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
₩24,525,000
|
$25,486.21
£20,459.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
₩5,400
|
$16.30
£13.08
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
P'yongyang
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$37.72
£30.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
₩315,000
|
$1,053.04
£845.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
₩178,902
|
$836.18
£671.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$183.29
£147.14
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
P'yongyang
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,186.33
£952.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$16,551.73
£13,287.10
|
pay 34.0% more for entertainment and sports
P'yongyang
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
₩1,997
|
$4.95
£3.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
₩1,921
|
$3.59
£2.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
₩16,992
|
$14.82
£11.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$41.78
£33.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
₩16,214
|
$11.97
£9.61
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
P'yongyang
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
₩24,510
|
$73.74
£59.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$38.00
£30.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
₩43,230
|
$79.51
£63.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$80.83
£64.89
|
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