Cost of living comparison

P'yongyang, North Korea

compared to

Avarua, Cook Islands

Avarua vs. P'yongyang Cost of Living Summary

Avarua is 73.0% more expensive than P'yongyang.

Restaurants: pay 39.3% more in Avarua
Groceries: pay 87.0% more in Avarua
Housing: pay 81.1% more in Avarua
Entertainment and Sports: pay 84.6% more in Avarua

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants in Avarua are more expensive than in P'yongyang. Notably, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Avarua.

Avarua vs. P'yongyang Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.3% more for restaurants

	P'yongyang	Avarua
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$8.96 NZ$15.67
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 KPW1,929	$2.39 NZ$4.18	+11.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 KPW965	$1.79 NZ$3.13	+67.2%
Average			+39.3%

P'yongyang vs. Avarua - Cost of restaurants

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pay 87.0% more for groceries

	P'yongyang	Avarua
Bread 1 loaf	$2.20 KPW1,983	$3.52 NZ$6.16	+60.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$5.97 NZ$10.45
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 KPW3,058	$6.78 NZ$11.86	+99.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 KPW2,267	$5.08 NZ$8.88	+101.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$3.79 NZ$6.63
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.35 NZ$2.37
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.81 NZ$1.42
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.63 NZ$2.84
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$4.33 NZ$7.58
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.35 NZ$2.37
Onions (1 lb)	??	$1.08 NZ$1.90
Average			+87.0%

P'yongyang vs. Avarua - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	P'yongyang	Avarua
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	??
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	??

P'yongyang vs. Avarua - Cost of transportation

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pay 81.1% more for housing

	P'yongyang	Avarua
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$85.74 KPW77,167	$155.28 NZ$271.63	+81.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.74 KPW77,167	$155.28 NZ$271.63	+81.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$91.34 NZ$159.78
Average			+81.1%

P'yongyang vs. Avarua - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	P'yongyang	Avarua
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	??

P'yongyang vs. Avarua - Cost of childcare

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pay 84.6% more for entertainment and sports

	P'yongyang	Avarua
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.86 KPW11,575	$4.48 NZ$7.84	-65.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.07 KPW965	$3.58 NZ$6.27	+234.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	??
Monthly membership at local gym	??	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	??
Average			+84.6%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	P'yongyang	Avarua
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$66.89 NZ$117.01
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$73.46 NZ$128.50

P'yongyang vs. Avarua - Cost of clothing

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