Cost of living comparison
P'yongyang is 94.6% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in P'yongyang instead of Russia, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Russia
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB716.26
|
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB433.88
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.39
|
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.91
|
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
|
pay 76.8% more for groceries
Russia
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.51
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB407.23
|
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB321.64
|
$0.99
KPW891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB117.84
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB165.50
|
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB56.95
|
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.69
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.26
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.32
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.50
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.41
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
pay 55.8% more for transportation
Russia
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB219.59
|
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,790.67
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,888,952.31
|
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB315.25
|
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
|
pay 2.8% more for housing
Russia
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB607.07
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,710.00
|
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,833.01
|
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,461.71
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Russia
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,391.29
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB434,258.65
|
?? |
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB143.70
|
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB160.25
|
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB206.62
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,919.19
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB375.74
|
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
|
pay 48.0% less for clothing
Russia
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,814.99
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,649.18
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,320.99
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,891.74
|
?? | |
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