Cost of living comparison
North Korea is 12.6% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in North Korea instead of Italy, you would:
pay 6.5% more for restaurants
Italy
|
North Korea
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.62
|
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.44
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.27
|
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
|
pay 9.3% less for groceries
Italy
|
North Korea
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.72
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.69
|
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.53
|
$0.99
KPW891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.92
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.15
|
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.11
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
pay 34.0% less for transportation
Italy
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.45
|
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€35.66
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,040.04
|
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.32
|
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
|
pay 50.8% less for housing
Italy
|
North Korea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.55
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€564.71
|
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€453.93
|
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€140.89
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Italy
|
North Korea
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€426.52
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€8,919.16
|
?? |
pay 68.2% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
North Korea
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.48
|
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.48
|
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.85
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.09
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.66
|
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
|
pay 56.2% less for clothing
Italy
|
North Korea
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€74.63
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€33.93
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€83.17
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€106.65
|
?? | |
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