Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 2.2 times more expensive than North Korea.
If you lived in Belgium instead of North Korea, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
North Korea
|
Belgium
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
$18.43
€17.21
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
$10.18
€9.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
$2.64
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
$2.36
€2.20
|
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pay 85.8% more for groceries
North Korea
|
Belgium
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
$6.70
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
KPW891
|
$3.76
€3.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
$2.74
€2.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
$4.52
€4.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
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pay 2.2 times more for transportation
North Korea
|
Belgium
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
$7.59
€7.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$48.84
€45.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
$25,847.12
€24,143.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
$23.82
€22.25
|
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pay 2.9 times more for housing
North Korea
|
Belgium
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$52.54
€49.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
$812.75
€759.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
$677.61
€632.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$147.81
€138.07
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Korea
|
Belgium
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$446.94
€417.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,799.70
€12,890.38
|
pay 13.6% more for entertainment and sports
North Korea
|
Belgium
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
$4.38
€4.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
$3.23
€3.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
$8.08
€7.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$31.77
€29.68
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
$11.38
€10.63
|
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pay 2.5 times more for clothing
North Korea
|
Belgium
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
$84.51
€78.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$39.84
€37.22
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
$89.20
€83.32
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$119.38
€111.51
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