Cost of living comparison
North Korea is 31.3% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in North Korea instead of Finland, you would:
pay 16.6% less for restaurants
Finland
|
North Korea
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.84
|
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.87
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.42
|
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.65
|
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
|
pay 11.8% less for groceries
Finland
|
North Korea
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.75
|
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.81
|
$0.99
KPW891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.77
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.53
|
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.67
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
pay 41.5% less for transportation
Finland
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.32
|
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€54.22
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,613.10
|
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.35
|
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
|
pay 60.4% less for housing
Finland
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.51
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€695.45
|
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€576.95
|
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€90.01
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Finland
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€323.64
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,409.31
|
?? |
pay 2.4% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.64
|
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.91
|
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.30
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€41.06
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.18
|
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
|
pay 55.2% less for clothing
Finland
|
North Korea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€83.22
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.89
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€76.04
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€110.14
|
?? | |
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