Cost of living comparison
North Korea is 29.5% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in North Korea instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Brunei
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
BND4.06
|
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
BND6.91
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BND1.02
|
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
|
pay 31.1% less for groceries
Brunei
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
BND2.27
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
BND7.75
|
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
BND7.50
|
$0.99
KPW891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
BND3.18
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
BND4.52
|
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
BND2.42
|
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.31
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
BND2.93
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
BND1.27
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
BND1.35
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
pay 63.4% more for transportation
Brunei
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.41
BND1.91
|
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
BND30.49
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,924.67
BND30,983.04
|
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
BND28.20
|
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
|
pay 53.6% less for housing
Brunei
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
BND106.88
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$670.39
BND906.04
|
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.05
BND662.31
|
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
BND56.54
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Brunei
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
BND281.40
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,629.17
BND13,013.97
|
?? |
pay 89.2% more for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
BND3.18
|
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
BND4.65
|
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.40
BND12.70
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.07
BND89.30
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
BND6.10
|
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
|
pay 55.0% less for clothing
Brunei
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
BND81.10
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
BND38.08
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.85
BND145.76
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
BND94.60
|
?? | |
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