Cost of living comparison
P'yongyang is 44.7% more expensive than Havana.
If you lived in P'yongyang instead of Havana, you would:
pay 15.6% less for restaurants
Havana
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.40
CUC4.40
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
CUC6.50
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
CUC2.20
|
$2.14
KPW1,929
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
CUC1.50
|
$1.07
KPW965
|
|
pay 1.8% more for groceries
Havana
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
CUC1.06
|
$2.20
KPW1,983
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.50
CUC2.50
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.48
CUC12.48
|
$3.40
KPW3,058
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
CUC3.58
|
$2.52
KPW2,267
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
CUC2.38
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
CUC2.27
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CUC0.64
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
CUC1.12
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
CUC0.78
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
CUC1.30
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
CUC1.29
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Havana
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.71
CUC4.71
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
CUC25.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$60,000.00
CUC60,000.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.20
CUC7.20
|
?? |
pay 73.4% less for housing
Havana
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.00
CUC75.00
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.87
CUC363.87
|
$85.74
KPW77,167
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.40
CUC289.40
|
$85.74
KPW77,167
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.68
CUC28.68
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Havana
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.00
CUC112.00
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,000.00
CUC10,000.00
|
?? |
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Havana
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
CUC2.00
|
$12.86
KPW11,575
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
CUC1.21
|
$1.07
KPW965
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
CUC4.00
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.33
CUC40.33
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$0.85
CUC0.85
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Havana
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.75
CUC39.75
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.67
CUC33.67
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.25
CUC76.25
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.33
CUC83.33
|
?? |
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