Cost of living comparison

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Praia vs. P'yongyang Cost of Living Summary

Praia is 2.2 times more expensive than P'yongyang.

Restaurants
pay 6.3% less in Praia
Groceries
pay 20.6% more in Praia
Housing
pay 5.7 times more in Praia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 20.9% less in Praia

The cost of housing and groceries in Praia are more expensive than in P'yongyang. Expenses including entertainment and sports and restaurants are lower in Praia. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Praia.

Praia vs. P'yongyang Cost Breakdown

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

pay 6.3% less for restaurants

 
P'yongyang
Praia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $4.86
CVE519.67
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $6.32
CVE675.57
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.14
KPW1,929
$1.78
CVE190.27

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pay 20.6% more for groceries

 
P'yongyang
Praia
Bread
1 loaf
$2.20
KPW1,983
$2.95
CVE315.34
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $7.94
CVE849.16
Milk (1 gallon) $3.40
KPW3,058
$4.78
CVE511.46

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
P'yongyang
Praia
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $6.31
CVE674.54
Monthly public transit pass ?? $20.42
CVE2,182.61
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $29,166.78
CVE3,118,013.95

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pay 5.7 times more for housing

 
P'yongyang
Praia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $51.28
CVE5,482.51
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $85.74
KPW77,167
$583.34
CVE62,360.28
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $85.74
KPW77,167
$388.89
CVE41,573.52

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
P'yongyang
Praia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $110.42
CVE11,804.26
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $3,266.68
CVE349,217.56

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pay 20.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
P'yongyang
Praia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $12.86
KPW11,575
$2.48
CVE265.03
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.07
KPW965
$1.49
CVE159.14
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $4.38
CVE467.70

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
P'yongyang
Praia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $48.61
CVE5,196.69
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $38.89
CVE4,157.35
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $87.50
CVE9,354.04

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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: January 2025
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