Cost of living comparison
North Korea is 44.2% cheaper than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in North Korea instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 43.7% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
DKK152.98
|
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
DKK132.58
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
DKK23.71
|
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
DKK18.70
|
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
|
pay 41.7% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
DKK27.88
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
DKK50.99
|
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
DKK48.90
|
$0.99
KPW891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
DKK26.86
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
DKK18.50
|
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.25
|
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
DKK9.95
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.57
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
DKK12.03
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.19
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
pay 32.7% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
DKK47.29
|
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
DKK299,841.43
|
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
|
pay 69.7% less for housing
Faroe Islands
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
DKK407.95
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
DKK6,799.13
|
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
DKK5,609.28
|
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
DKK977.99
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
DKK2,549.67
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
DKK7,599.67
|
?? |
pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
DKK61.19
|
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
DKK39.52
|
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
DKK66.29
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
DKK392.65
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
DKK101.99
|
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
|
pay 73.3% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
DKK951.88
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
DKK331.46
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
DKK1,002.87
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
DKK1,427.82
|
?? | |
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