Cost of living comparison
North Korea is 79.1% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in North Korea instead of Mali, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Mali
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
CFA4,922
|
$4.27
₩3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
CFA2,973
|
$2.44
₩2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
CFA547
|
$2.78
₩2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
CFA352
|
$2.99
₩2,692
|
|
pay 3.9% more for groceries
Mali
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
CFA534
|
$0.55
₩495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
CFA4,807
|
$1.25
₩1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
CFA5,046
|
$0.99
₩891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
CFA1,167
|
$1.86
₩1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
CFA2,112
|
$3.00
₩2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.94
₩1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA293
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
CFA656
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA781
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
CFA284
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
CFA373
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
pay 23.2% less for transportation
Mali
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
CFA3,008
|
$4.85
₩4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
CFA30,760,001
|
$27,250.00
₩24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.00
₩5,400
|
|
pay 64.0% less for housing
Mali
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
CFA22,111
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
CFA615,200
|
$350.00
₩315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
CFA331,218
|
$198.78
₩178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
CFA125,723
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mali
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
CFA7,382,400
|
?? |
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
CFA1,230
|
$2.22
₩1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
CFA1,240
|
$2.13
₩1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
CFA923
|
$18.88
₩16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
CFA43,028
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
CFA3,691
|
$18.02
₩16,214
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mali
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$27.23
₩24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
CFA15,380
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$48.03
₩43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
CFA76,900
|
?? |
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