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Asmara vs. P'yongyang Cost of Living Summary

Asmara is 95.6% more expensive than P'yongyang.

Restaurants: pay 4.9% more in Asmara
Groceries: pay 27.6% more in Asmara
Housing: pay 5.1 times more in Asmara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.1% less in Asmara

The cost of housing, groceries, and restaurants in Asmara are more expensive than in P'yongyang. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Asmara.

Asmara vs. P'yongyang Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Asmara instead of P'yongyang, you would:

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pay 4.9% more for restaurants

	P'yongyang	Asmara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$18.14 ERN272.04
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$5.99 ERN89.85
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 KPW1,929	$1.83 ERN27.50	-14.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 KPW965	$1.33 ERN20.00	+24.4%
Average			+4.9%

P'yongyang vs. Asmara - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.6% more for groceries

	P'yongyang	Asmara
Bread 1 loaf	$2.20 KPW1,983	$0.50 ERN7.50	-77.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$1.50 ERN22.50
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 KPW3,058	$6.14 ERN92.11	+80.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 KPW2,267	$4.52 ERN67.80	+79.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$12.17 ERN182.57
Apples (1 lb)	??	$5.54 ERN83.16
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.58 ERN8.69
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.86 ERN12.85
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.55 ERN8.32
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.80 ERN11.94
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.48 ERN7.26
Average			+27.6%

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	P'yongyang	Asmara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$8.83 ERN132.49
Monthly public transit pass	??	$8.00 ERN120.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$66,666.00 ERN999,990.00
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$5.73 ERN85.99

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pay 5.1 times more for housing

	P'yongyang	Asmara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$200.00 ERN3,000.00
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$85.74 KPW77,167	$475.00 ERN7,125.00	+454.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.74 KPW77,167	$400.00 ERN6,000.00	+366.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$21.03 ERN315.44
Average			+410.2%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	P'yongyang	Asmara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$25.00 ERN375.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$1,675.00 ERN25,125.00

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pay 60.1% less for entertainment and sports

	P'yongyang	Asmara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.86 KPW11,575	$1.00 ERN15.00	-92.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.07 KPW965	$0.77 ERN11.58	-28.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.00 ERN30.00
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$27.00 ERN405.00
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$1.10 ERN16.50
Average			-60.1%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	P'yongyang	Asmara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$82.50 ERN1,237.50
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$75.00 ERN1,125.00
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$200.00 ERN3,000.00
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$95.00 ERN1,425.00

P'yongyang vs. Asmara - Cost of clothing

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