Cost of living comparison
North Korea is 92.6% more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in North Korea instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Cambodia
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.38
KHR13,711.42
|
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
KHR23,766.46
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
KHR3,310.38
|
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
KHR1,875.03
|
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
|
pay 14.5% more for groceries
Cambodia
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
KHR6,397.28
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.44
KHR26,175.03
|
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.76
KHR31,534.19
|
$0.99
KPW891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
KHR7,401.12
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
KHR7,948.55
|
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
KHR5,866.20
|
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
KHR2,157.29
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
KHR5,760.55
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
KHR2,464.73
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
KHR2,270.72
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
KHR2,014.78
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
pay 20.3% less for transportation
Cambodia
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
KHR18,862.43
|
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.81
KHR173,931.91
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR199,069,517.78
|
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.59
KHR30,835.46
|
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
|
pay 1.4% more for housing
Cambodia
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.00
KHR125,945.40
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.56
KHR1,318,553.43
|
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.52
KHR851,203.47
|
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.18
KHR268,867.10
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Cambodia
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.97
KHR865,207.58
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,508.57
KHR26,442,003.59
|
?? |
pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Cambodia
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
KHR3,656.38
|
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
KHR8,921.34
|
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.53
KHR6,215.84
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
KHR178,062.27
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
KHR22,344.54
|
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
|
pay 5.9% less for clothing
Cambodia
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.98
KHR93,350.51
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.07
KHR73,398.42
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.01
KHR280,370.75
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.05
KHR134,260.69
|
?? | |
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