Cost of living comparison

Antigua and Barbuda

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North Korea

P'yongyang vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

P'yongyang is 72.5% cheaper than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 22.0% less in P'yongyang
Groceries: pay 52.8% less in P'yongyang
Housing: pay 89.4% less in P'yongyang
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.4% more in P'yongyang

Expenses including housing, groceries, and restaurants are lower in P'yongyang.

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P'yongyang vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in P'yongyang instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 22.0% less for restaurants

	Saint John's	P'yongyang
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.65 EC$45.00	$4.81 KPW4,327	-71.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$21.26 KPW19,136	+129.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 EC$5.27	$2.21 KPW1,985	+13.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$1.28 KPW1,153	+6.5%
Average			-22.0%

Saint John's vs. P'yongyang - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.8% less for groceries

	Saint John's	P'yongyang
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$2.30 KPW2,071	-17.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.26 EC$11.50	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$3.55 KPW3,195	-57.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.66 EC$18.00	$2.00 KPW1,798	-70.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 EC$9.53	??
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	??
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	??
Average			-52.8%

Saint John's vs. P'yongyang - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Saint John's	P'yongyang
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.11 EC$16.50	??
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	??

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pay 89.4% less for housing

	Saint John's	P'yongyang
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$81.40 EC$220.00	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$89.58 KPW80,621	-91.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$89.58 KPW80,621	-86.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$198.07 EC$535.29	??
Average			-89.4%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint John's	P'yongyang
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$185.01 EC$500.00	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	??

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pay 24.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	P'yongyang
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.41 EC$6.50	$13.44 KPW12,093	+458.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.12 KPW1,008	-69.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.75 EC$175.00	$75.02 KPW67,520	+15.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.29 EC$17.00	??
Average			+24.4%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Saint John's	P'yongyang
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	??

Saint John's vs. P'yongyang - Cost of clothing

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