Cost of living comparison

 P'yongyang, North Korea
compared to
 St. George's, Grenada
St. George's vs. P'yongyang Cost of Living Summary

St. George's is 2.6 times more expensive than P'yongyang.

Restaurants
pay 12.2% more in St. George's
Groceries
pay 2.2 times more in St. George's
Housing
pay 5.1 times more in St. George's
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.2 times more in St. George's

The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in St. George's are more expensive than in P'yongyang. Notably, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in St. George's.

St. George's vs. P'yongyang Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. George's instead of P'yongyang, you would:

pay 12.2% more for restaurants

 
P'yongyang
St. George's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $7.40
EC$20.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $8.33
EC$22.50
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.14
KPW1,929
$1.85
EC$5.00

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

 
P'yongyang
St. George's
Bread
1 loaf
$2.20
KPW1,983
$1.69
EC$4.57
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $4.32
EC$11.68
Milk (1 gallon) $3.40
KPW3,058
$14.71
EC$39.75

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
P'yongyang
St. George's
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $5.18
EC$14.01
Monthly public transit pass ?? $37.00
EC$100.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $24,976.41
EC$67,500.00

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pay 5.1 times more for housing

 
P'yongyang
St. George's
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $46.87
EC$126.67
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $85.74
KPW77,167
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $85.74
KPW77,167
$289.85
EC$783.33

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
P'yongyang
St. George's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $55.50
EC$150.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $2,331.13
EC$6,300.00

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

 
P'yongyang
St. George's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $12.86
KPW11,575
$2.04
EC$5.50
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.07
KPW965
$4.44
EC$12.00
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $1.85
EC$5.00

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
P'yongyang
St. George's
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $25.90
EC$70.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $44.40
EC$120.00
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $42.55
EC$115.00

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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: June 2025
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