Cost of living comparison
North Korea is 6.5% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in North Korea instead of Greece, you would:
pay 61.4% more for restaurants
Greece
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.92
|
$4.27
₩3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.59
|
$2.44
₩2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$2.78
₩2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$2.99
₩2,692
|
|
pay 13.0% more for groceries
Greece
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.55
₩495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.66
|
$1.25
₩1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.28
|
$0.99
₩891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
$1.86
₩1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.41
|
$3.00
₩2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$1.94
₩1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
pay 25.3% less for transportation
Greece
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.26
|
$4.85
₩4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.74
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,781.60
|
$27,250.00
₩24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.22
|
$6.00
₩5,400
|
|
pay 31.6% less for housing
Greece
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.67
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€402.56
|
$350.00
₩315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€336.28
|
$198.78
₩178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€161.37
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Greece
|
North Korea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€319.91
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,307.30
|
?? |
pay 72.7% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
North Korea
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$2.22
₩1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.12
|
$2.13
₩1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
$18.88
₩16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.41
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.30
|
$18.02
₩16,214
|
|
pay 51.3% less for clothing
Greece
|
North Korea
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€71.62
|
$27.23
₩24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€34.15
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.98
|
$48.03
₩43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€93.04
|
?? | |
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