Cost of living comparison
North Korea is 2.0% cheaper than British Virgin Islands.
If you lived in North Korea instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 14.2% less for restaurants
British Virgin Islands
|
North Korea
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.50
|
$4.27
₩3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$2.44
₩2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$2.78
₩2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$2.99
₩2,692
|
|
pay 44.0% less for groceries
British Virgin Islands
|
North Korea
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.94
|
$0.55
₩495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.00
|
$1.25
₩1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.53
|
$0.99
₩891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.86
₩1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
|
$3.00
₩2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$1.94
₩1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
pay 16.6% more for transportation
British Virgin Islands
|
North Korea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$4.85
₩4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,000.00
|
$27,250.00
₩24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.00
₩5,400
|
|
pay 80.5% less for housing
British Virgin Islands
|
North Korea
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$122.33
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,500.00
|
$350.00
₩315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,266.67
|
$198.78
₩178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.94
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
British Virgin Islands
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.50
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,200.00
|
?? |
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
British Virgin Islands
|
North Korea
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$2.22
₩1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$2.13
₩1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
|
$18.88
₩16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$160.00
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
$18.02
₩16,214
|
|
pay 56.3% less for clothing
British Virgin Islands
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
$27.23
₩24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
|
$48.03
₩43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$160.00
|
?? | |
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