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Belgrade vs. P'yongyang Cost of Living Summary

Belgrade is 2.9 times more expensive than P'yongyang.

Restaurants: pay 27.4% more in Belgrade
Groceries: pay 2.8% less in Belgrade
Housing: pay 7.9 times more in Belgrade
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.0% more in Belgrade

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

Belgrade vs. P'yongyang Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.4% more for restaurants

	P'yongyang	Belgrade
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$10.99 RSD1,248
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$9.16 RSD1,040
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 KPW1,929	$2.33 RSD264	+8.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 KPW965	$1.57 RSD178	+46.4%
Average			+27.4%

P'yongyang vs. Belgrade - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8% less for groceries

	P'yongyang	Belgrade
Bread 1 loaf	$2.20 KPW1,983	$0.87 RSD99	-60.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$5.04 RSD572
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 KPW3,058	$4.98 RSD565	+46.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 KPW2,267	$2.66 RSD302	+5.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$3.13 RSD355
Apples (1 lb)	??	$0.53 RSD60
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.80 RSD91
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.74 RSD84
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.05 RSD120
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.47 RSD54
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.39 RSD45
Average			-2.8%

P'yongyang vs. Belgrade - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	P'yongyang	Belgrade
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$6.87 RSD779
Monthly public transit pass	??	$20.16 RSD2,287
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$28,106.99 RSD3,189,422
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.51 RSD1,079

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pay 7.9 times more for housing

	P'yongyang	Belgrade
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$27.63 RSD3,135
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$85.74 KPW77,167	$840.53 RSD95,378	+880.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.74 KPW77,167	$518.55 RSD58,842	+504.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$139.51 RSD15,831
Average			+692.5%

P'yongyang vs. Belgrade - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	P'yongyang	Belgrade
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$370.44 RSD42,036
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$7,747.69 RSD879,164

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pay 26.0% more for entertainment and sports

	P'yongyang	Belgrade
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.86 KPW11,575	$3.02 RSD343	-76.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.07 KPW965	$2.45 RSD278	+128.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$4.12 RSD468
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$36.53 RSD4,146
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$7.33 RSD832
Average			+26.0%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	P'yongyang	Belgrade
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$97.71 RSD11,087
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$38.65 RSD4,386
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$107.09 RSD12,152
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$125.83 RSD14,278

P'yongyang vs. Belgrade - Cost of clothing

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