Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 88.0% more expensive than North Korea.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of North Korea, you would:
pay 73.5% more for restaurants
North Korea
|
Cyprus
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
₩3,840
|
$12.09
€11.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
₩2,192
|
$7.53
€7.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
₩2,504
|
$1.90
€1.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
₩2,692
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
pay 78.7% more for groceries
North Korea
|
Cyprus
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
₩495
|
$1.69
€1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
₩1,125
|
$4.70
€4.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
₩891
|
$5.98
€5.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
₩1,670
|
$3.21
€3.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
₩2,699
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
₩1,742
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
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pay 87.5% more for transportation
North Korea
|
Cyprus
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
₩4,361
|
$5.96
€5.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$44.14
€41.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
₩24,525,000
|
$25,507.23
€23,922.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
₩5,400
|
$20.75
€19.46
|
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pay 2.5 times more for housing
North Korea
|
Cyprus
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$41.07
€38.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
₩315,000
|
$765.75
€718.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
₩178,902
|
$572.23
€536.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$124.02
€116.31
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Korea
|
Cyprus
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$327.88
€307.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,992.32
€6,557.86
|
pay 3.2% less for entertainment and sports
North Korea
|
Cyprus
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
₩1,997
|
$3.36
€3.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
₩1,921
|
$3.41
€3.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
₩16,992
|
$4.86
€4.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$52.35
€49.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
₩16,214
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
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pay 2.4 times more for clothing
North Korea
|
Cyprus
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
₩24,510
|
$79.61
€74.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.36
€37.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
₩43,230
|
$88.12
€82.65
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$104.36
€97.87
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