Cost of living comparison
North Korea is 41.2% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in North Korea instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 42.7% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
DKK133.80
|
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
DKK83.17
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
DKK24.94
|
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
DKK18.92
|
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
|
pay 31.0% less for groceries
Denmark
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
DKK17.98
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
DKK39.52
|
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
DKK45.09
|
$0.99
KPW891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
DKK28.18
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
DKK34.32
|
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DKK9.11
|
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.54
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
DKK9.70
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.23
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.83
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
DKK5.40
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
pay 48.7% less for transportation
Denmark
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
DKK56.33
|
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.32
DKK549.66
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,887.40
DKK276,415.70
|
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.16
DKK160.51
|
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
|
pay 66.2% less for housing
Denmark
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.80
DKK227.33
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$904.62
DKK6,268.91
|
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$690.34
DKK4,783.96
|
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.35
DKK1,111.18
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Denmark
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.05
DKK2,903.95
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.90
DKK33,560.81
|
?? |
pay 2.7% more for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
DKK47.18
|
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
DKK35.81
|
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
DKK59.05
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
DKK252.09
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
DKK108.21
|
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
|
pay 61.6% less for clothing
Denmark
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.12
DKK673.04
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.49
DKK294.44
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.35
DKK681.54
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.97
DKK956.14
|
?? | |
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