Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 16.5% more expensive than North Korea.
If you lived in Thailand instead of North Korea, you would:
pay 20.8% less for restaurants
North Korea
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
$2.08
THB76.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
$5.66
THB206.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
$0.67
THB24.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
$0.35
THB12.93
|
|
pay 86.4% more for groceries
North Korea
|
Thailand
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
$1.48
THB54.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
$7.99
THB292.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
KPW891
|
$6.46
THB236.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
$1.75
THB63.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
$1.07
THB39.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
$1.20
THB44.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.50
THB18.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.79
THB28.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.59
THB21.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.62
THB22.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.46
THB16.80
|
|
pay 23.5% more for transportation
North Korea
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
$4.57
THB167.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.32
THB888.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
$31,287.73
THB1,143,711.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
$9.68
THB353.91
|
|
pay 6.2% less for housing
North Korea
|
Thailand
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$17.10
THB625.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
$290.79
THB10,629.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
$207.49
THB7,584.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$49.43
THB1,806.88
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Korea
|
Thailand
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$334.45
THB12,225.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,908.05
THB362,185.06
|
pay 43.2% less for entertainment and sports
North Korea
|
Thailand
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
$1.90
THB69.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
$1.94
THB71.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
$3.61
THB132.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$47.07
THB1,720.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
$5.63
THB205.88
|
|
pay 59.5% more for clothing
North Korea
|
Thailand
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
$40.39
THB1,476.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$27.03
THB988.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
$82.02
THB2,998.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$65.30
THB2,386.88
|
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