Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 16.0% cheaper than North Korea.
If you lived in Colombia instead of North Korea, you would:
pay 20.9% less for restaurants
North Korea
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
$2.71
COP10,519.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
$5.26
COP20,420.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
$0.60
COP2,336.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
$0.46
COP1,781.33
|
|
pay 11.7% less for groceries
North Korea
|
Colombia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
$0.87
COP3,389.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
$1.61
COP6,252.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
KPW891
|
$3.28
COP12,722.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
$1.65
COP6,409.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
$1.55
COP6,039.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
$0.83
COP3,228.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.29
COP1,140.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.37
COP1,427.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.40
COP1,539.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.30
COP1,179.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.33
COP1,298.48
|
|
pay 5.5% less for transportation
North Korea
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
$2.04
COP7,906.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.61
COP91,717.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
$14,617.95
COP56,777,104.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
$11.28
COP43,811.58
|
|
pay 25.9% less for housing
North Korea
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$21.37
COP83,018.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
$208.57
COP810,096.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
$176.18
COP684,306.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$46.64
COP181,152.32
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Korea
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$104.33
COP405,242.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,004.13
COP11,668,231.84
|
pay 69.2% less for entertainment and sports
North Korea
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
$0.90
COP3,479.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
$1.21
COP4,682.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
$1.90
COP7,368.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$18.34
COP71,237.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
$2.91
COP11,315.13
|
|
pay 37.1% more for clothing
North Korea
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
$40.50
COP157,295.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$27.32
COP106,129.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
$60.30
COP234,195.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$45.16
COP175,397.73
|
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