Cost of living comparison
North Korea is 30.0% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in North Korea instead of Poland, you would:
pay 44.4% more for restaurants
Poland
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.74
|
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.97
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.23
|
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
|
pay 71.4% more for groceries
Poland
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.78
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.47
|
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.35
|
$0.99
KPW891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN10.02
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.85
|
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.21
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.19
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
pay 6.0% more for transportation
Poland
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.91
|
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN96.38
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,760.37
|
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.45
|
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
|
pay 39.1% less for housing
Poland
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN52.16
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,935.03
|
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,639.96
|
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN598.82
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Poland
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN921.08
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN18,008.91
|
?? |
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.42
|
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.87
|
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.65
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN110.65
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.68
|
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
|
pay 42.8% less for clothing
Poland
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN260.60
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN122.26
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN267.55
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN303.27
|
?? | |
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