Cost of living comparison
North Korea is 19.0% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in North Korea instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 87.8% more for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.34
DOP368.60
|
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.81
DOP454.08
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
DOP64.77
|
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
DOP43.15
|
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
|
pay 18.2% more for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
DOP98.38
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
DOP233.60
|
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
DOP269.28
|
$0.99
KPW891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
DOP102.27
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
DOP142.79
|
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP63.30
|
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
DOP22.92
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
DOP59.51
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.62
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
DOP29.95
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
DOP54.72
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
pay 25.8% less for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.87
DOP282.99
|
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.42
DOP2,698.81
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,862.63
DOP1,619,821.57
|
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.60
DOP1,372.25
|
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
|
pay 41.1% less for housing
Dominican Republic
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.94
DOP2,844.91
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.74
DOP33,645.43
|
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$346.71
DOP20,156.26
|
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.82
DOP2,780.08
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.63
DOP16,431.10
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,435.46
DOP315,995.62
|
?? |
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
DOP166.46
|
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
DOP122.65
|
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
DOP280.00
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.32
DOP1,879.07
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
DOP360.10
|
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
|
pay 40.7% less for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.16
DOP2,683.71
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
DOP2,755.89
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.59
DOP4,685.41
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.04
DOP4,943.61
|
?? | |
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