Cost of living comparison

compared to

Rome is 3.7 times more expensive than P'yongyang.

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

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pay 4.5% more for restaurants

 
P'yongyang
Rome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $16.08
€15.41
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $10.72
€10.28
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.14
KPW1,929
$2.23
€2.14

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pay 37.5% more for groceries

 
P'yongyang
Rome
Bread
1 loaf
$2.20
KPW1,983
$1.78
€1.71
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $7.00
€6.71
Milk (1 gallon) $3.40
KPW3,058
$6.20
€5.94

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
P'yongyang
Rome
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $7.15
€6.85
Monthly public transit pass ?? $37.51
€35.97
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $26,794.08
€25,689.44

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pay 11.3 times more for housing

 
P'yongyang
Rome
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $29.46
€28.24
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $85.74
KPW77,167
$1,180.31
€1,131.65
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $85.74
KPW77,167
$763.10
€731.64

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
P'yongyang
Rome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $508.83
€487.85
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $10,490.67
€10,058.17

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pay 7.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
P'yongyang
Rome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $12.86
KPW11,575
$5.36
€5.14
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.07
KPW965
$1.53
€1.46
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $6.43
€6.17

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
P'yongyang
Rome
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $65.43
€62.74
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $30.74
€29.47
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $77.17
€73.99

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