Cost of living comparison
North Korea is 37.3% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in North Korea instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 87.5% more for restaurants
Mexico
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$137.25
|
$4.27
₩3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$111.80
|
$2.44
₩2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.64
|
$2.78
₩2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$13.11
|
$2.99
₩2,692
|
|
pay 14.2% more for groceries
Mexico
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$33.96
|
$0.55
₩495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$60.51
|
$1.25
₩1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$82.99
|
$0.99
₩891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$34.63
|
$1.86
₩1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$51.28
|
$3.00
₩2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.63
|
$1.94
₩1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.46
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$10.19
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.99
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.63
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.97
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
pay 0.3% more for transportation
Mexico
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$79.35
|
$4.85
₩4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$353.70
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$319,335.39
|
$27,250.00
₩24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$202.21
|
$6.00
₩5,400
|
|
pay 24.1% less for housing
Mexico
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$519.77
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,214.95
|
$350.00
₩315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,949.35
|
$198.78
₩178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$793.14
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mexico
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,496.54
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$66,764.17
|
?? |
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$35.51
|
$2.22
₩1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$45.35
|
$2.13
₩1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$61.17
|
$18.88
₩16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$589.57
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$71.67
|
$18.02
₩16,214
|
|
pay 40.3% less for clothing
Mexico
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$765.77
|
$27.23
₩24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$595.06
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,402.02
|
$48.03
₩43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,204.84
|
?? | |
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