Cost of living comparison

compared to

Helsinki is 4.3 times more expensive than P'yongyang.

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

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pay 68.1% more for restaurants

 
P'yongyang
Helsinki
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $18.76
€17.98
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $11.79
€11.30
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.14
KPW1,929
$3.14
€3.01

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pay 35.0% more for groceries

 
P'yongyang
Helsinki
Bread
1 loaf
$2.20
KPW1,983
$2.89
€2.77
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $4.13
€3.96
Milk (1 gallon) $3.40
KPW3,058
$5.15
€4.94

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
P'yongyang
Helsinki
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $7.50
€7.19
Monthly public transit pass ?? $71.38
€68.44
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $34,296.42
€32,882.48

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pay 11.6 times more for housing

 
P'yongyang
Helsinki
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $22.48
€21.55
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $85.74
KPW77,167
$1,111.66
€1,065.83
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $85.74
KPW77,167
$870.64
€834.75

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
P'yongyang
Helsinki
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $338.03
€324.10
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $10,508.28
€10,075.06

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

 
P'yongyang
Helsinki
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $12.86
KPW11,575
$8.57
€8.22
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.07
KPW965
$4.76
€4.57
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $11.36
€10.89

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
P'yongyang
Helsinki
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $100.00
€95.88
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $31.76
€30.45
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $89.57
€85.88

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