Cost of living comparison

P'yongyang, North Korea

compared to

Tunis, Tunisia

Tunis vs. P'yongyang Cost of Living Summary

Tunis is 6.5% cheaper than P'yongyang.

Restaurants: pay 68.5% less in Tunis
Groceries: pay 60.3% less in Tunis
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Tunis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.5% less in Tunis

Expenses including restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Tunis. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Tunis.

Tunis vs. P'yongyang Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 68.5% less for restaurants

	P'yongyang	Tunis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$3.85 TND11.960
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$4.81 TND14.950
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 KPW1,929	$0.67 TND2.080	-68.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 KPW965	$0.34 TND1.060	-68.3%
Average			-68.5%

P'yongyang vs. Tunis - Cost of restaurants

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pay 60.3% less for groceries

	P'yongyang	Tunis
Bread 1 loaf	$2.20 KPW1,983	$0.15 TND0.470	-93.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$4.85 TND15.080
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 KPW3,058	$1.72 TND5.340	-49.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 KPW2,267	$1.55 TND4.820	-38.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$2.71 TND8.420
Apples (1 lb)	??	$0.86 TND2.690
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.86 TND5.790
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.50 TND1.560
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.31 TND0.960
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.28 TND0.860
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.26 TND0.800
Average			-60.3%

P'yongyang vs. Tunis - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	P'yongyang	Tunis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$3.06 TND9.510
Monthly public transit pass	??	$11.22 TND34.870
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$38,454.35 TND119,566.430
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$2.60 TND8.070

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	P'yongyang	Tunis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$22.62 TND70.330
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$85.74 KPW77,167	$254.97 TND792.780	+197.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.74 KPW77,167	$174.18 TND541.590	+103.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$39.70 TND123.450
Average			+150.2%

P'yongyang vs. Tunis - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	P'yongyang	Tunis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$97.37 TND302.750
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$3,244.15 TND10,087.060

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pay 47.5% less for entertainment and sports

	P'yongyang	Tunis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.86 KPW11,575	$1.84 TND5.730	-85.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.07 KPW965	$0.97 TND3.020	-9.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.20 TND9.960
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$30.98 TND96.320
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.81 TND14.950
Average			-47.5%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	P'yongyang	Tunis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$46.18 TND143.580
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$53.28 TND165.660
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$92.44 TND287.420
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$76.23 TND237.040

P'yongyang vs. Tunis - Cost of clothing

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