Cost of living comparison

compared to

Oslo is 5.4 times more expensive than P'yongyang.

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

 
P'yongyang
Oslo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $21.80
NOK246.74
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $12.31
NOK139.31
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.14
KPW1,929
$3.63
NOK41.09

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pay 85.9% more for groceries

 
P'yongyang
Oslo
Bread
1 loaf
$2.20
KPW1,983
$3.25
NOK36.82
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $6.40
NOK72.41
Milk (1 gallon) $3.40
KPW3,058
$7.87
NOK89.04

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
P'yongyang
Oslo
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $7.74
NOK87.66
Monthly public transit pass ?? $81.47
NOK922.21
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $36,328.41
NOK411,241.28

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pay 15.0 times more for housing

 
P'yongyang
Oslo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $52.77
NOK597.41
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $85.74
KPW77,167
$1,432.43
NOK16,215.24
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $85.74
KPW77,167
$1,135.26
NOK12,851.29

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
P'yongyang
Oslo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $257.78
NOK2,918.10
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $8,036.90
NOK90,978.57

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

 
P'yongyang
Oslo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $12.86
KPW11,575
$9.99
NOK113.09
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.07
KPW965
$4.35
NOK49.24
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $14.53
NOK164.50

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
P'yongyang
Oslo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $97.96
NOK1,108.97
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $49.61
NOK561.63
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $112.16
NOK1,269.63

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