Cost of living comparison
P'yongyang is 2.5 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in P'yongyang instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
UAH184.33
|
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
UAH143.28
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UAH19.58
|
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH15.48
|
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Ukraine
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
UAH21.48
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
UAH127.44
|
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
UAH125.11
|
$0.99
KPW891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
UAH57.84
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
UAH61.83
|
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
UAH8.92
|
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
UAH18.58
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
UAH19.83
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH28.66
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
UAH6.67
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
UAH9.98
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
pay 49.6% more for transportation
Ukraine
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
UAH151.18
|
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
UAH282.80
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
UAH758,776.26
|
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
UAH132.83
|
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
|
pay 38.6% more for housing
Ukraine
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
UAH174.74
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
UAH9,285.26
|
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
UAH6,174.19
|
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
UAH2,457.78
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Ukraine
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
UAH7,261.32
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
UAH153,616.47
|
?? |
pay 5.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
UAH33.70
|
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
UAH38.22
|
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
UAH77.22
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
UAH746.73
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
UAH118.05
|
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
|
pay 29.2% less for clothing
Ukraine
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
UAH1,599.99
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
UAH1,208.64
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
UAH2,571.53
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
UAH2,913.89
|
?? | |
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