Cost of living comparison
North Korea is 1.0% more expensive than Antigua and Barbuda.
If you lived in North Korea instead of Antigua and Barbuda, you would:
pay 1.0% less for restaurants
Antigua and Barbuda
|
North Korea
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.03
EC$32.50
|
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
EC$7.50
|
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
|
pay 42.1% less for groceries
Antigua and Barbuda
|
North Korea
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.00
EC$18.93
|
$0.99
KPW891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.49
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.52
EC$6.80
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
EC$5.67
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
pay 12.7% more for transportation
Antigua and Barbuda
|
North Korea
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.30
EC$11.62
|
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
|
pay 69.0% less for housing
Antigua and Barbuda
|
North Korea
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$999.06
EC$2,700.00
|
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$740.04
EC$2,000.00
|
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.02
EC$402.75
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Antigua and Barbuda
|
North Korea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$175.76
EC$475.00
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Antigua and Barbuda
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.37
EC$14.50
|
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Antigua and Barbuda
|
North Korea
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? | ?? |
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