Cost of living comparison
North Korea is 2.0 times more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in North Korea instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Belarus
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN25.27
|
$4.27
₩3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN15.75
|
$2.44
₩2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
$2.78
₩2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.56
|
$2.99
₩2,692
|
|
pay 58.1% more for groceries
Belarus
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$0.55
₩495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN10.64
|
$1.25
₩1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN9.59
|
$0.99
₩891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN4.38
|
$1.86
₩1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN5.81
|
$3.00
₩2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.90
|
$1.94
₩1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.72
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.44
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.13
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
pay 24.7% more for transportation
Belarus
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN11.06
|
$4.85
₩4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN53.46
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN69,029.87
|
$27,250.00
₩24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN19.03
|
$6.00
₩5,400
|
|
pay 29.2% more for housing
Belarus
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN40.70
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN826.74
|
$350.00
₩315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN536.81
|
$198.78
₩178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN155.56
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Belarus
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN2,325.79
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN31,951.92
|
?? |
pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN3.12
|
$2.22
₩1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN5.45
|
$2.13
₩1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN5.53
|
$18.88
₩16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN95.50
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN13.81
|
$18.02
₩16,214
|
|
pay 48.8% less for clothing
Belarus
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN201.74
|
$27.23
₩24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN120.64
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN267.40
|
$48.03
₩43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN302.66
|
?? | |
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