Cost of living comparison
North Korea is 23.5% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in North Korea instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.15
Rs285
|
$4.27
₩3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
Rs221
|
$2.44
₩2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
Rs50
|
$2.78
₩2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Rs31
|
$2.99
₩2,692
|
|
pay 11.9% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
Rs32
|
$0.55
₩495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
Rs238
|
$1.25
₩1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
Rs213
|
$0.99
₩891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
Rs88
|
$1.86
₩1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
Rs119
|
$3.00
₩2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
Rs44
|
$1.94
₩1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
Rs39
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
Rs39
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
Rs58
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs24
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
Rs26
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
pay 26.3% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
Rs240
|
$4.85
₩4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.36
Rs1,036
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,889.63
Rs1,246,334
|
$27,250.00
₩24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.87
Rs1,060
|
$6.00
₩5,400
|
|
pay 16.4% less for housing
Mauritius
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
Rs1,358
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.81
Rs16,955
|
$350.00
₩315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.44
Rs12,905
|
$198.78
₩178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.42
Rs1,688
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mauritius
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.03
Rs7,417
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,850.61
Rs178,476
|
?? |
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
Rs87
|
$2.22
₩1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
Rs106
|
$2.13
₩1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
Rs250
|
$18.88
₩16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
Rs1,602
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
Rs317
|
$18.02
₩16,214
|
|
pay 39.8% less for clothing
Mauritius
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.65
Rs2,255
|
$27.23
₩24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.93
Rs1,666
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.54
Rs3,455
|
$48.03
₩43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.44
Rs3,079
|
?? | |
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about North Korea or Mauritius. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.