Cost of living comparison
North Korea is 3.0 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in North Korea instead of India, you would:
pay 6.4 times more for restaurants
India
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹186.39
|
$4.27
₩3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹326.72
|
$2.44
₩2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.32
|
$2.78
₩2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.46
|
$2.99
₩2,692
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
India
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.55
|
$0.55
₩495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹208.88
|
$1.25
₩1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹206.44
|
$0.99
₩891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.47
|
$1.86
₩1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.27
|
$3.00
₩2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹69.24
|
$1.94
₩1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.52
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.91
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.19
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.58
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.75
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
pay 77.1% more for transportation
India
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹398.64
|
$4.85
₩4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹698.24
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,095,221.81
|
$27,250.00
₩24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹224.85
|
$6.00
₩5,400
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
India
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹703.17
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,516.40
|
$350.00
₩315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,129.78
|
$198.78
₩178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,178.30
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
India
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,968.62
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,582.75
|
?? |
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
India
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹157.02
|
$2.22
₩1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹116.83
|
$2.13
₩1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹320.61
|
$18.88
₩16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,421.65
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹244.87
|
$18.02
₩16,214
|
|
pay 11.8% more for clothing
India
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,119.89
|
$27.23
₩24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,236.63
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,441.42
|
$48.03
₩43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,563.59
|
?? | |
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