Cost of living comparison
Czech Republic is 58.4% more expensive than North Korea.
If you lived in Czech Republic instead of North Korea, you would:
pay 44.2% more for restaurants
North Korea
|
Czech Republic
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
₩3,840
|
$7.39
Kč173.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
₩2,192
|
$7.56
Kč177.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
₩2,504
|
$1.48
Kč34.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
₩2,692
|
$1.19
Kč28.05
|
|
pay 52.0% more for groceries
North Korea
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
₩495
|
$1.39
Kč32.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
₩1,125
|
$5.18
Kč121.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
₩891
|
$3.67
Kč86.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
₩1,670
|
$2.32
Kč54.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
₩2,699
|
$3.42
Kč80.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
₩1,742
|
$0.69
Kč16.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.66
Kč15.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.77
Kč18.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$1.30
Kč30.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.44
Kč10.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.41
Kč9.67
|
|
pay 49.0% more for transportation
North Korea
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
₩4,361
|
$7.57
Kč177.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.53
Kč482.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
₩24,525,000
|
$25,012.86
Kč587,669.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
₩5,400
|
$11.93
Kč280.26
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
North Korea
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$20.79
Kč488.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
₩315,000
|
$573.03
Kč13,463.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
₩178,902
|
$491.37
Kč11,544.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$198.81
Kč4,670.94
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Korea
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$335.84
Kč7,890.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,534.54
Kč200,516.42
|
pay 28.6% less for entertainment and sports
North Korea
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
₩1,997
|
$1.88
Kč44.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
₩1,921
|
$2.63
Kč61.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
₩16,992
|
$5.88
Kč138.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$44.28
Kč1,040.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
₩16,214
|
$8.32
Kč195.46
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
North Korea
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
₩24,510
|
$76.47
Kč1,796.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.50
Kč880.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
₩43,230
|
$84.38
Kč1,982.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$98.98
Kč2,325.52
|
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