Cost of living comparison
North Korea is 2.6 times more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in North Korea instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Kenya
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES397.65
|
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.91
KES516.28
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES64.79
|
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES59.42
|
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
|
pay 94.5% more for groceries
Kenya
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
KES57.05
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
KES433.64
|
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
KES343.93
|
$0.99
KPW891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
KES188.48
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
KES297.57
|
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KES76.30
|
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES58.48
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
KES85.35
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.73
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KES34.60
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.29
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
pay 57.0% more for transportation
Kenya
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
KES512.94
|
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.60
KES4,306.83
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,571.02
KES1,264,616.28
|
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.76
KES1,290.14
|
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Kenya
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.67
KES4,184.44
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.91
KES19,410.59
|
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.62
KES14,351.28
|
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.25
KES2,146.96
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Kenya
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.01
KES16,781.78
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.46
KES690,438.33
|
?? |
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
KES233.97
|
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
KES177.53
|
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
KES232.94
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
KES4,330.71
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
KES636.43
|
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.94
KES1,577.31
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.76
KES2,610.92
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.82
KES3,411.83
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.69
KES3,526.93
|
?? | |
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