Cost of living comparison
P'yongyang is 5.9% cheaper than San Juan.
- Restaurants
-
pay 9.3% less in P'yongyang
- Groceries
-
pay 50.1% less in P'yongyang
- Housing
-
pay 92.4% less in P'yongyang
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.3 times more in P'yongyang
Expenses including housing, groceries, and restaurants are lower in P'yongyang. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in P'yongyang.
If you lived in P'yongyang instead of San Juan, you would:
pay 9.3% less for restaurants
San Juan
|
P'yongyang
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.75
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
|
$2.14
KPW1,929
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.07
KPW965
|
|
pay 50.1% less for groceries
San Juan
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.52
|
$2.20
KPW1,983
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.81
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.25
|
$3.40
KPW3,058
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.46
|
$2.52
KPW2,267
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.94
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.24
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
San Juan
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,500.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.00
|
?? |
pay 92.4% less for housing
San Juan
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.00
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,766.67
|
$85.74
KPW77,167
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$838.00
|
$85.74
KPW77,167
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$280.41
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
San Juan
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$470.00
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,400.00
|
?? |
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
San Juan
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
|
$12.86
KPW11,575
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.83
|
$1.07
KPW965
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.40
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.00
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
San Juan
|
P'yongyang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.80
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.50
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.00
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
|
?? |
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