Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Argentina
  3. North Korea
  4. Comparison
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COMPARED TO
KPW
If you lived in North Korea instead of Argentina, you would:
local_dining

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

  Argentina help_outline North Korea  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.21
$88.27
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.20
$88.18
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.95
$16.10
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.68
$11.55
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Argentina vs. North Korea - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay (unknown) more for groceries

  Argentina help_outline North Korea  
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.00
$17.01
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Local cheese (8 oz) $2.95
$49.93
??
Milk (1 gallon) $3.19
$54.09
??
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.49
$25.23
??
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.49
$25.28
??
Apples (1 lb) $0.49
$8.34
??
Bananas (1 lb) $0.56
$9.44
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Oranges (1 lb) $0.34
$5.71
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Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.48
$8.09
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Potatoes (1 lb) $0.25
$4.22
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Onions (1 lb) $0.31
$5.22
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Argentina vs. North Korea - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay (unknown) more for transportation

  Argentina help_outline North Korea  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.90
$49.21
??
Monthly public transit pass $15.32
$259.57
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,561.07
$331,501.39
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $4.29
$72.64
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Argentina vs. North Korea - Cost of transportation
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home

pay (unknown) more for housing

  Argentina help_outline North Korea  
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $22.79
$386.16
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $202.14
$3,425.65
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $146.23
$2,478.21
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Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $41.96
$711.13
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Argentina vs. North Korea - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay (unknown) more for childcare

  Argentina help_outline North Korea  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $121.47
$2,058.57
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,186.98
$37,062.68
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Argentina vs. North Korea - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

  Argentina help_outline North Korea  
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.46
$24.78
??
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.55
$26.35
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.98
$33.58
??
Monthly membership at local gym $19.67
$333.37
??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $4.47
$75.70
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Argentina vs. North Korea - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay (unknown) more for clothing

  Argentina help_outline North Korea  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $43.62
$739.18
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $37.69
$638.66
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $69.78
$1,182.54
??
Men's business shoes (leather) $70.72
$1,198.54
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Argentina vs. North Korea - Cost of clothing
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