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North Korea

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Liechtenstein

Vaduz vs. P'yongyang Cost of Living Summary

Vaduz is 5.6 times more expensive than P'yongyang.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Vaduz
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in Vaduz
Housing: pay 13.8 times more in Vaduz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.2% more in Vaduz

The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Vaduz are more expensive than in P'yongyang. Notably, housing, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Vaduz.

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Vaduz vs. P'yongyang Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	P'yongyang	Vaduz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.81 KPW4,327	$36.00 CHF29.73	+648.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$21.26 KPW19,136	$18.00 CHF14.87	-15.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.21 KPW1,985	$4.20 CHF3.47	+90.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.28 KPW1,153	$4.20 CHF3.47	+227.9%
Average			+180.3%

P'yongyang vs. Vaduz - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	P'yongyang	Vaduz
Bread 1 loaf	$2.30 KPW2,071	$3.48 CHF2.87	+51.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$13.50 CHF11.15
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.55 KPW3,195	$10.86 CHF8.97	+205.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.00 KPW1,798	$10.44 CHF8.62	+422.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$10.89 CHF8.99
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.63 CHF1.35
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.81 CHF1.50
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.91 CHF1.57
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.22 CHF1.01
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.22 CHF1.01
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.95 CHF0.79
Average			+189.1%

P'yongyang vs. Vaduz - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	P'yongyang	Vaduz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$9.08 CHF7.50
Monthly public transit pass	??	$120.00 CHF99.11
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$35,999.06 CHF29,732.78
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$49.92 CHF41.23

P'yongyang vs. Vaduz - Cost of transportation

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pay 13.8 times more for housing

	P'yongyang	Vaduz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$66.00 CHF54.51
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$89.58 KPW80,621	$1,339.97 CHF1,106.72	+1395.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$89.58 KPW80,621	$1,139.97 CHF941.54	+1172.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$183.52 CHF151.58
Average			+1279.7%

P'yongyang vs. Vaduz - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	P'yongyang	Vaduz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$359.99 CHF297.33
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$16,799.56 CHF13,875.30

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pay 44.2% more for entertainment and sports

	P'yongyang	Vaduz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.44 KPW12,093	$7.20 CHF5.95	-46.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.12 KPW1,008	$6.32 CHF5.22	+464.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$12.60 CHF10.41
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.02 KPW67,520	$80.13 CHF66.18	+6.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$24.00 CHF19.82
Average			+44.2%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	P'yongyang	Vaduz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$138.00 CHF113.98
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$48.00 CHF39.64
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$172.00 CHF142.06
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$219.99 CHF181.70

P'yongyang vs. Vaduz - Cost of clothing

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