Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 97.9% more expensive than P'yongyang.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of P'yongyang, you would:
pay 72.0% less for restaurants
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P'yongyang
|
Bangkok
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$2.91
THB99.45
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$5.83
THB198.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
KPW1,929
|
$0.62
THB21.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
KPW965
|
$0.29
THB9.96
|
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pay 24.9% more for groceries
|
P'yongyang
|
Bangkok
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.20
KPW1,983
|
$1.52
THB51.97
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$11.74
THB400.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KPW3,058
|
$7.32
THB249.85
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
KPW2,267
|
$2.27
THB77.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.31
THB44.88
|
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.47
THB50.23
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.73
THB24.80
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.04
THB35.34
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.80
THB27.47
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.71
THB24.33
|
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.62
THB21.25
|
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
P'yongyang
|
Bangkok
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.47
THB152.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.32
THB1,342.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$55,345.18
THB1,889,473.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.34
THB353.03
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
|
P'yongyang
|
Bangkok
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$15.36
THB524.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$85.74
KPW77,167
|
$571.31
THB19,504.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.74
KPW77,167
|
$301.88
THB10,306.22
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$67.33
THB2,298.66
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
P'yongyang
|
Bangkok
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$632.63
THB21,597.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,191.37
THB450,350.68
|
pay 29.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
P'yongyang
|
Bangkok
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.86
KPW11,575
|
$2.33
THB79.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.07
KPW965
|
$2.58
THB88.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.20
THB143.45
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$54.58
THB1,863.29
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.28
THB248.61
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
P'yongyang
|
Bangkok
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$55.27
THB1,886.85
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.84
THB1,189.40
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$97.10
THB3,314.83
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$92.12
THB3,144.98
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