Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 3.1 times more expensive than P'yongyang.
- Restaurants
-
pay 23.8% less in Seoul
- Groceries
-
pay 66.4% more in Seoul
- Housing
-
pay 8.0 times more in Seoul
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 81.9% more in Seoul
The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Seoul are more expensive than in P'yongyang. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Seoul.
If you lived in Seoul instead of P'yongyang, you would:
pay 23.8% less for restaurants
|
P'yongyang
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$7.88
₩11,498
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.09
₩8,885
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
KPW1,929
|
$1.59
₩2,316
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
KPW965
|
$0.84
₩1,227
|
|
pay 66.4% more for groceries
|
P'yongyang
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.20
KPW1,983
|
$3.10
₩4,517
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.52
₩9,522
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KPW3,058
|
$8.06
₩11,761
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
KPW2,267
|
$3.06
₩4,464
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.74
₩6,913
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.30
₩4,813
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.55
₩2,261
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.44
₩3,562
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.68
₩3,918
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.73
₩2,526
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.39
₩2,024
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
P'yongyang
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.59
₩6,696
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$44.40
₩64,809
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,023.07
₩39,440,435
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.02
₩11,707
|
pay 8.0 times more for housing
|
P'yongyang
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$22.27
₩32,509
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$85.74
KPW77,167
|
$883.18
₩1,289,009
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.74
KPW77,167
|
$490.54
₩715,947
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$133.35
₩194,630
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
P'yongyang
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$385.48
₩562,613
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$20,782.92
₩30,332,875
|
pay 81.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
P'yongyang
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.86
KPW11,575
|
$3.58
₩5,227
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.07
KPW965
|
$3.60
₩5,257
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.22
₩4,704
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$53.73
₩78,418
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.74
₩15,680
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
P'yongyang
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$59.13
₩86,297
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$46.64
₩68,078
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$86.69
₩126,530
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$124.89
₩182,279
|
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