Cost of living comparison
North Korea is 31.4% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in North Korea instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 31.1% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
North Korea
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.72
€16.32
|
$4.27
₩3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.84
€9.06
|
$2.44
₩2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.63
|
$2.78
₩2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.13
|
$2.99
₩2,692
|
|
pay 4.6% more for groceries
Netherlands
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.79
|
$0.55
₩495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.46
|
$1.25
₩1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€3.99
|
$0.99
₩891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.17
|
$1.86
₩1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
€3.76
|
$3.00
₩2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.15
|
$1.94
₩1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.42
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
pay 41.2% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.82
|
$4.85
₩4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$104.47
€96.21
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,989.41
€26,697.80
|
$27,250.00
₩24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.81
€21.93
|
$6.00
₩5,400
|
|
pay 74.3% less for housing
Netherlands
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.56
€41.03
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,134.22
€1,044.56
|
$350.00
₩315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.29
€892.66
|
$198.78
₩178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.88
€165.66
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Netherlands
|
North Korea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,616.01
€1,488.27
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,406.01
€5,899.62
|
?? |
pay 13.6% more for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
North Korea
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.48
€5.05
|
$2.22
₩1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.09
|
$2.13
₩1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
€8.21
|
$18.88
₩16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
€33.36
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.01
€11.98
|
$18.02
₩16,214
|
|
pay 59.8% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
North Korea
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.46
€81.47
|
$27.23
₩24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
€38.45
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.66
€89.02
|
$48.03
₩43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.64
€113.87
|
?? | |
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