Cost of living comparison

P'yongyang, North Korea

compared to

Wellington, New Zealand

Wellington vs. P'yongyang Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 5.5 times more expensive than P'yongyang.

Restaurants: pay 60.5% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 88.7% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 16.5 times more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 87.1% more in Wellington

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

Wellington vs. P'yongyang Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.5% more for restaurants

	P'yongyang	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$14.93 NZ$26.12
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$8.96 NZ$15.67
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 KPW1,929	$2.57 NZ$4.50	+20.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 KPW965	$2.15 NZ$3.77	+101.0%
Average			+60.5%

P'yongyang vs. Wellington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 88.7% more for groceries

	P'yongyang	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$2.20 KPW1,983	$1.96 NZ$3.43	-10.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$4.15 NZ$7.26
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 KPW3,058	$6.98 NZ$12.21	+105.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 KPW2,267	$6.84 NZ$11.97	+171.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$5.06 NZ$8.85
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.40 NZ$2.44
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.09 NZ$1.91
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.48 NZ$2.58
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$2.61 NZ$4.57
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.01 NZ$1.77
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.84 NZ$1.47
Average			+88.7%

P'yongyang vs. Wellington - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	P'yongyang	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$6.42 NZ$11.23
Monthly public transit pass	??	$127.57 NZ$223.15
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$34,339.84 NZ$60,071.44
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$18.22 NZ$31.86

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pay 16.5 times more for housing

	P'yongyang	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$54.27 NZ$94.93
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$85.74 KPW77,167	$1,487.35 NZ$2,601.85	+1634.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.74 KPW77,167	$1,335.17 NZ$2,335.65	+1457.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$134.11 NZ$234.60
Average			+1546.0%

P'yongyang vs. Wellington - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	P'yongyang	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$871.44 NZ$1,524.42
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$12,649.75 NZ$22,128.49

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pay 87.1% more for entertainment and sports

	P'yongyang	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.86 KPW11,575	$7.17 NZ$12.54	-44.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.07 KPW965	$3.41 NZ$5.97	+218.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$24.46 NZ$42.78
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$39.85 NZ$69.71
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$12.24 NZ$21.42
Average			+87.1%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	P'yongyang	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$75.78 NZ$132.56
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$55.09 NZ$96.38
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$119.44 NZ$208.94
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$129.60 NZ$226.70

P'yongyang vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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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: April 2025

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