Cost of living comparison
North Korea is 25.5% more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in North Korea instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 61.4% more for restaurants
Hungary
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.37
HUF2,693.93
|
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HUF2,094.66
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
HUF431.03
|
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
HUF353.80
|
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
|
pay 31.5% more for groceries
Hungary
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
HUF413.71
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
HUF1,853.38
|
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
HUF1,270.36
|
$0.99
KPW891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
HUF832.17
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
HUF791.18
|
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
HUF233.33
|
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
HUF237.75
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
HUF252.93
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
HUF507.49
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
HUF162.31
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
HUF161.81
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
pay 9.8% less for transportation
Hungary
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
HUF2,002.33
|
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.10
HUF8,812.95
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,929.98
HUF8,018,798.78
|
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.36
HUF3,788.40
|
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
|
pay 15.5% less for housing
Hungary
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.65
HUF4,991.65
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$356.86
HUF130,486.63
|
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.52
HUF102,573.84
|
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.62
HUF40,447.32
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Hungary
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.36
HUF79,843.88
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,572.41
HUF1,671,922.60
|
?? |
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
HUF577.49
|
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
HUF624.60
|
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
HUF2,059.09
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.88
HUF13,486.52
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.73
HUF2,094.14
|
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
|
pay 43.4% less for clothing
Hungary
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.90
HUF21,170.67
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.48
HUF9,682.62
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.51
HUF26,515.31
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.83
HUF26,996.62
|
?? | |
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