Cost of living comparison
North Korea is 59.9% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in North Korea instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Bolivia
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
Bs23.89
|
$4.27
₩3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
Bs45.27
|
$2.44
₩2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
Bs6.75
|
$2.78
₩2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
Bs5.21
|
$2.99
₩2,692
|
|
pay 41.4% more for groceries
Bolivia
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
Bs8.87
|
$0.55
₩495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
Bs17.07
|
$1.25
₩1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
Bs25.05
|
$0.99
₩891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
Bs10.70
|
$1.86
₩1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
Bs12.28
|
$3.00
₩2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
Bs6.81
|
$1.94
₩1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
Bs3.26
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
Bs3.57
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
Bs4.19
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
Bs3.85
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
Bs3.60
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
pay 51.6% more for transportation
Bolivia
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
Bs14.08
|
$4.85
₩4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
Bs216.27
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
Bs107,432.55
|
$27,250.00
₩24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
Bs105.87
|
$6.00
₩5,400
|
|
pay 3.7% more for housing
Bolivia
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
Bs367.61
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
Bs2,131.17
|
$350.00
₩315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
Bs1,481.57
|
$198.78
₩178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
Bs203.38
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bolivia
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
Bs1,185.45
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
Bs25,283.70
|
?? |
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
Bs14.84
|
$2.22
₩1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
Bs16.43
|
$2.13
₩1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
Bs19.00
|
$18.88
₩16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
Bs287.95
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
Bs52.36
|
$18.02
₩16,214
|
|
pay 30.2% less for clothing
Bolivia
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
Bs285.37
|
$27.23
₩24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
Bs337.17
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
Bs455.89
|
$48.03
₩43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
Bs398.36
|
?? | |
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