Cost of living comparison
North Korea is 67.5% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in North Korea instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Brazil
|
North Korea
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
R$25.16
|
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
R$31.88
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
R$5.17
|
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
R$3.18
|
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
|
pay 48.0% more for groceries
Brazil
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
R$7.03
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
R$20.47
|
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
R$19.29
|
$0.99
KPW891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
R$9.74
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
R$9.19
|
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
R$3.75
|
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.49
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
R$2.22
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.54
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.39
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.29
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
pay 6.2% more for transportation
Brazil
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
R$23.79
|
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.51
R$220.68
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,854.65
R$100,712.71
|
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.69
R$39.02
|
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
|
pay 16.6% more for housing
Brazil
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.91
R$101.02
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.83
R$1,429.58
|
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.14
R$923.90
|
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.55
R$296.99
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Brazil
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.18
R$1,274.10
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,814.17
R$29,492.40
|
?? |
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
R$8.21
|
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
R$7.98
|
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.32
R$11.74
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.14
R$117.38
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.80
R$29.41
|
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
|
pay 34.4% less for clothing
Brazil
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.10
R$218.64
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.84
R$207.15
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.61
R$358.16
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.94
R$278.69
|
?? | |
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