Cost of living comparison
North Korea is 2.1 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in North Korea instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$4.27
₩3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL210.78
|
$2.44
₩2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.65
|
$2.78
₩2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.27
|
$2.99
₩2,692
|
|
pay 19.3% more for groceries
Lesotho
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL14.30
|
$0.55
₩495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL34.21
|
$1.25
₩1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL67.28
|
$0.99
₩891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL22.61
|
$1.86
₩1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL40.53
|
$3.00
₩2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL16.37
|
$1.94
₩1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.64
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.88
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL15.42
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.67
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL14.30
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
pay 33.4% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL63.86
|
$4.85
₩4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL458.31
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL367,910.79
|
$27,250.00
₩24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL101.96
|
$6.00
₩5,400
|
|
pay 24.9% more for housing
Lesotho
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL814.66
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,255.87
|
$350.00
₩315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL3,118.48
|
$198.78
₩178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL803.84
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Lesotho
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL551.87
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,818.78
|
?? |
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.81
|
$2.22
₩1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL26.35
|
$2.13
₩1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL89.35
|
$18.88
₩16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL508.07
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL78.84
|
$18.02
₩16,214
|
|
pay 31.2% less for clothing
Lesotho
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL775.24
|
$27.23
₩24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL490.55
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,313.97
|
$48.03
₩43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,962.19
|
?? | |
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