Cost of living comparison
North Korea is 72.8% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in North Korea instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Namibia
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.29
NAD117.97
|
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.42
NAD64.11
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
NAD13.96
|
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.68
|
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
|
pay 44.6% more for groceries
Namibia
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
NAD13.44
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.91
NAD54.54
|
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.29
NAD80.41
|
$0.99
KPW891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
NAD39.09
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
NAD39.38
|
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
NAD16.44
|
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
NAD12.46
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
NAD11.82
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD12.10
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.16
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
NAD6.20
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
pay 49.0% more for transportation
Namibia
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
NAD81.52
|
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
NAD404.85
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,940.92
NAD205,163.67
|
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
NAD130.28
|
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
|
pay 19.4% less for housing
Namibia
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.79
NAD1,046.23
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.78
NAD6,952.77
|
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$297.91
NAD5,586.31
|
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.17
NAD1,053.32
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Namibia
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.64
NAD2,243.46
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,165.39
NAD59,357.27
|
?? |
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
NAD24.36
|
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
NAD26.80
|
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
NAD46.67
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.18
NAD734.74
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.65
NAD87.19
|
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
|
pay 43.0% less for clothing
Namibia
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.34
NAD756.54
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.84
NAD484.57
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.25
NAD1,936.23
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.40
NAD1,170.06
|
?? | |
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