Cost of living comparison

 P'yongyang, North Korea
compared to
 Djibouti, Djibouti
Djibouti vs. P'yongyang Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 5.5 times more expensive than P'yongyang.

Restaurants
pay 19.4% more in Djibouti
Groceries
pay 3.3 times more in Djibouti
Housing
pay 16.0 times more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports
pay 56.2% more in Djibouti

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

Djibouti vs. P'yongyang Cost Breakdown

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

pay 19.4% more for restaurants

 
P'yongyang
Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $9.21
DJF1,640
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $10.05
DJF1,789
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.14
KPW1,929
$1.77
DJF315

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pay 3.3 times more for groceries

 
P'yongyang
Djibouti
Bread
1 loaf
$2.20
KPW1,983
$9.21
DJF1,640
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $4.74
DJF845
Milk (1 gallon) $3.40
KPW3,058
$8.45
DJF1,505

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
P'yongyang
Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $5.23
DJF931
Monthly public transit pass ?? $42.20
DJF7,515
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $33,541.44
DJF5,972,649

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pay 16.0 times more for housing

 
P'yongyang
Djibouti
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $50.24
DJF8,946
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $85.74
KPW77,167
$1,758.47
DJF313,126
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $85.74
KPW77,167
$993.31
DJF176,877

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
P'yongyang
Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $340.14
DJF60,567
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $12,437.75
DJF2,214,762

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pay 56.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
P'yongyang
Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $12.86
KPW11,575
$6.70
DJF1,193
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.07
KPW965
$2.79
DJF497
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $3.42
DJF610

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
P'yongyang
Djibouti
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $27.91
DJF4,970
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $19.54
DJF3,479
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $122.81
DJF21,869

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