Cost of living comparison

 P'yongyang, North Korea
compared to
 Dili, Timor-Leste
Dili vs. P'yongyang Cost of Living Summary

Dili is 3.9 times more expensive than P'yongyang.

Restaurants
pay 19.5% more in Dili
Groceries
pay 56.6% more in Dili
Housing
pay 10.8 times more in Dili
Entertainment and Sports
pay 84.7% more in Dili

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

Dili vs. P'yongyang Cost Breakdown

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

pay 19.5% more for restaurants

 
P'yongyang
Dili
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $5.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $8.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.14
KPW1,929
$2.00
 

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pay 56.6% more for groceries

 
P'yongyang
Dili
Bread
1 loaf
$2.20
KPW1,983
$1.98
 
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $2.00
 
Milk (1 gallon) $3.40
KPW3,058
$9.27
 

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
P'yongyang
Dili
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $5.76
 
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? ??

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pay 10.8 times more for housing

 
P'yongyang
Dili
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $76.67
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $85.74
KPW77,167
$980.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $85.74
KPW77,167
$875.00
 

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
P'yongyang
Dili
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $375.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $11,000.00
 

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pay 84.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
P'yongyang
Dili
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $12.86
KPW11,575
$2.50
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.07
KPW965
$3.75
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $2.75
 

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
P'yongyang
Dili
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $65.00
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $40.00
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $83.33
 

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025
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