Cost of living comparison
North Korea is 2.6 times more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in North Korea instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Kyrgyzstan
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.58
KGS405.68
|
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.93
KGS348.63
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KGS51.78
|
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
KGS31.52
|
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Kyrgyzstan
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
KGS33.87
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
KGS336.20
|
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
KGS249.39
|
$0.99
KPW891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
KGS138.86
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
KGS188.10
|
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
KGS37.12
|
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
KGS63.70
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
KGS78.93
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
KGS61.72
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.10
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
KGS16.99
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
pay 89.6% more for transportation
Kyrgyzstan
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
KGS246.55
|
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.29
KGS557.81
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,116.96
KGS1,783,606.25
|
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.32
KGS205.38
|
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
|
pay 10.3% more for housing
Kyrgyzstan
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.23
KGS1,084.04
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$319.03
KGS28,285.74
|
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.18
KGS15,886.00
|
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.42
KGS2,431.00
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Kyrgyzstan
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.84
KGS12,487.40
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,341.74
KGS650,931.97
|
?? |
pay 5.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Kyrgyzstan
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
KGS121.70
|
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.44
KGS127.90
|
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.40
KGS124.24
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.47
KGS2,878.89
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
KGS278.91
|
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
|
pay 0.4% less for clothing
Kyrgyzstan
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.31
KGS1,977.70
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
KGS3,050.30
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.28
KGS5,521.78
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.31
KGS5,347.11
|
?? | |
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