Cost of living comparison
North Korea is 66.8% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
If you lived in North Korea instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
pay 78.2% more for restaurants
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.88
BAM8.90
|
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.03
BAM7.35
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
BAM2.51
|
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BAM1.51
|
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
|
pay 52.0% more for groceries
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BAM1.48
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
BAM6.52
|
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
BAM6.92
|
$0.99
KPW891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
BAM3.83
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
BAM5.29
|
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
BAM0.91
|
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
BAM1.25
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BAM1.20
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.27
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
BAM0.61
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BAM0.81
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
pay 1.3% more for transportation
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.84
BAM10.67
|
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.32
BAM51.69
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.35
BAM39,132.35
|
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.38
BAM11.64
|
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
|
pay 70.2% more for housing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.64
BAM46.81
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$177.85
BAM324.62
|
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.38
BAM252.59
|
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.34
BAM197.75
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$137.33
BAM250.66
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,871.96
BAM5,242.06
|
?? |
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
BAM2.97
|
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.18
BAM2.15
|
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BAM6.11
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.92
BAM40.01
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BAM6.86
|
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
|
pay 41.2% less for clothing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.21
BAM95.30
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.64
BAM52.28
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.60
BAM134.34
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.61
BAM161.74
|
?? | |
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