Cost of living comparison
If you lived in P'yongyang instead of Paris, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Paris
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P'yongyang
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.49
€17.93
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.72
€3.42
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.01
€2.77
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Paris
|
P'yongyang
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
€1.78
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.66
€10.72
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.39
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
€4.33
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.05
€6.48
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.40
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.00
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.53
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
€1.75
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.00
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.07
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Paris
|
P'yongyang
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.76
€7.13
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.05
€84.65
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€29,876.90
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.63
€21.73
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Paris
|
P'yongyang
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.31
€29.71
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,462.11
€1,344.53
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.44
€988.03
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.90
€158.08
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Paris
|
P'yongyang
|
||
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$829.69
€762.97
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,485.47
€15,159.76
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
P'yongyang
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
€6.97
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.52
€4.15
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.22
€37.90
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€12.95
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Paris
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P'yongyang
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.11
€93.90
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.38
€40.81
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.05
€101.20
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$156.00
€143.45
|
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