Cost of living comparison
P'yongyang is 54.6% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in P'yongyang instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
P'yongyang
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
LAK64,014
|
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
LAK19,597
|
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
LAK9,416
|
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
|
pay 27.4% less for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
P'yongyang
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
LAK41,182
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
LAK221,260
|
$0.99
KPW891
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
LAK44,289
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
LAK50,569
|
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
LAK43,154
|
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LAK11,059
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
LAK47,949
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
pay 39.5% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
P'yongyang
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LAK111,846
|
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
|
pay 28.7% less for housing
|
Vientiane
|
P'yongyang
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
LAK10,660,671
|
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
LAK5,853,304
|
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
P'yongyang
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
?? |
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
P'yongyang
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
LAK24,081
|
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
LAK44,740
|
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
LAK43,498
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
|
pay 66.0% less for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
P'yongyang
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
?? | |
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