Cost of living comparison
P'yongyang is 2.2 times more expensive than Tashkent.
If you lived in P'yongyang instead of Tashkent, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Tashkent
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
UZS62,822.19
|
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
UZS43,975.53
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
UZS7,600.67
|
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
UZS4,307.45
|
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
|
pay 95.8% more for groceries
Tashkent
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
UZS5,147.84
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
UZS39,489.33
|
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
UZS48,336.04
|
$0.99
KPW891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
UZS20,469.86
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
UZS21,261.72
|
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
UZS7,738.26
|
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
UZS9,877.96
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
UZS12,966.56
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
UZS9,275.82
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
UZS2,828.05
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
UZS2,296.52
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
pay 88.6% more for transportation
Tashkent
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
UZS44,306.15
|
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.04
UZS176,444.18
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,508.25
UZS169,723,584.05
|
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
UZS33,255.04
|
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
|
pay 41.6% less for housing
Tashkent
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.99
UZS226,027.53
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$603.41
UZS7,581,548.34
|
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$338.87
UZS4,257,667.51
|
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.36
UZS419,182.17
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Tashkent
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$222.55
UZS2,796,206.94
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,603.48
UZS82,969,035.30
|
?? |
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Tashkent
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
UZS16,776.82
|
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
UZS20,220.80
|
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
UZS23,473.96
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.35
UZS544,620.00
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
UZS56,574.53
|
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
|
pay 50.4% less for clothing
Tashkent
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.37
UZS683,071.96
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.46
UZS747,029.64
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.85
UZS1,229,442.16
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.20
UZS1,371,996.77
|
?? | |
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