Cost of living comparison
North Korea is 2.1 times more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in North Korea instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Indonesia
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.77
IDR28,783.91
|
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.51
IDR57,122.77
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
IDR10,343.86
|
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
IDR6,149.92
|
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
|
pay 26.6% more for groceries
Indonesia
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
IDR19,340.48
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
IDR60,154.95
|
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
IDR83,068.58
|
$0.99
KPW891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
IDR25,498.12
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
IDR24,271.07
|
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
IDR19,145.08
|
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
IDR9,354.55
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR12,097.85
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
IDR7,849.11
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,773.90
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,998.15
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
pay 34.7% more for transportation
Indonesia
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
IDR50,306.60
|
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.89
IDR193,417.51
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,361.87
IDR428,990,629.43
|
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.16
IDR67,764.16
|
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
|
pay 31.6% more for housing
Indonesia
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
IDR547,022.82
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.48
IDR4,027,259.46
|
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.01
IDR2,652,748.43
|
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.16
IDR686,017.40
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Indonesia
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.70
IDR1,736,328.40
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,782.48
IDR110,372,244.60
|
?? |
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Indonesia
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
IDR44,052.80
|
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
IDR28,882.79
|
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
IDR34,736.56
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.24
IDR459,630.32
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
IDR54,559.05
|
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
|
pay 31.0% less for clothing
Indonesia
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.10
IDR668,849.67
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.35
IDR493,905.22
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.01
IDR1,090,430.72
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.49
IDR1,016,837.85
|
?? | |
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