Cost of living comparison
North Korea is 44.0% cheaper than Greenland.
If you lived in North Korea instead of Greenland, you would:
pay 41.1% less for restaurants
Greenland
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.57
DKK121.74
|
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.22
DKK112.39
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
DKK24.26
|
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
DKK17.77
|
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
|
pay 51.2% less for groceries
Greenland
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
DKK22.32
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.84
DKK116.67
|
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
DKK47.24
|
$0.99
KPW891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
DKK24.86
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.31
DKK43.72
|
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
DKK12.66
|
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.06
DKK14.27
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.11
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
DKK10.58
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
pay 17.2% less for transportation
Greenland
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
DKK21.12
|
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.40
DKK564.08
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,062.81
DKK242,981.74
|
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$50.95
DKK353.06
|
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
|
pay 68.8% less for housing
Greenland
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$219.60
DKK1,521.81
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,024.80
DKK7,101.76
|
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$706.16
DKK4,893.62
|
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.93
DKK1,163.73
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Greenland
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
pay 10.6% less for entertainment and sports
Greenland
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.15
DKK63.41
|
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.82
DKK47.25
|
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.42
DKK79.13
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.19
DKK278.49
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.18
DKK91.31
|
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
|
pay 75.0% less for clothing
Greenland
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.48
DKK710.18
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.35
DKK182.62
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$204.96
DKK1,420.35
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.81
DKK1,419.34
|
?? | |
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