Cost of living comparison

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P'yongyang vs. Port Of Spain Cost of Living Summary

P'yongyang is 66.2% more expensive than Port Of Spain.

Restaurants
pay 81.0% more in P'yongyang
Groceries
pay 45.9% less in P'yongyang
Housing
pay 66.7% less in P'yongyang
Entertainment and Sports
pay 4.0 times more in P'yongyang

The cost of entertainment and sports and restaurants in P'yongyang are more expensive than in Port Of Spain. Expenses including housing and groceries are lower in P'yongyang. Notably, entertainment and sports and restaurants are significantly more expensive in P'yongyang.

P'yongyang vs. Port Of Spain Cost Breakdown

If you lived in P'yongyang instead of Port Of Spain, you would:

pay 81.0% more for restaurants

 
Port Of Spain
P'yongyang
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.31
TTD69.78
??
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.10
TTD54.82
??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.08
TTD7.29
$2.34
KPW2,102

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pay 45.9% less for groceries

 
Port Of Spain
P'yongyang
Bread
1 loaf
$2.77
TTD18.75
$2.40
KPW2,161
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.08
TTD27.58
??
Milk (1 gallon) $10.51
TTD71.11
$3.70
KPW3,332

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Port Of Spain
P'yongyang
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.24
TTD28.68
??
Monthly public transit pass $97.20
TTD657.88
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,345.77
TTD239,228.93
??

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pay 66.7% less for housing

 
Port Of Spain
P'yongyang
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$61.53
TTD416.44
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $794.05
TTD5,374.34
$93.44
KPW84,095
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $478.64
TTD3,239.56
$262.80
KPW236,518

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Port Of Spain
P'yongyang
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $331.09
TTD2,240.92
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,182.06
TTD48,609.99
??

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pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Port Of Spain
P'yongyang
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.84
TTD12.46
$14.02
KPW12,614
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.73
TTD25.25
$1.17
KPW1,051
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.04
TTD40.87
??

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Port Of Spain
P'yongyang
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$59.03
TTD399.55
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.29
TTD259.16
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$166.91
TTD1,129.69
??

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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