Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 2.5 times more expensive than North Korea.
If you lived in Denmark instead of North Korea, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
North Korea
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
$19.31
DKK134.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
$12.00
DKK83.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
$3.60
DKK25.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
$2.73
DKK19.02
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
North Korea
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
$2.59
DKK18.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
$5.70
DKK39.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
KPW891
|
$6.51
DKK45.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
$4.07
DKK28.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
$4.95
DKK34.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
$1.31
DKK9.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.38
DKK9.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.40
DKK9.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.76
DKK12.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.84
DKK5.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.78
DKK5.43
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
North Korea
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
$8.13
DKK56.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$79.32
DKK552.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
$39,887.40
DKK277,868.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
$23.16
DKK161.35
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
North Korea
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$32.80
DKK228.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
$904.62
DKK6,301.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
$690.34
DKK4,809.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$160.35
DKK1,117.01
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Korea
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$419.05
DKK2,919.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,842.90
DKK33,737.17
|
pay 70.2% more for entertainment and sports
North Korea
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
$6.81
DKK47.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
$5.17
DKK36.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
$8.52
DKK59.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$36.38
DKK253.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
$15.61
DKK108.78
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
North Korea
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
$97.12
DKK676.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$42.49
DKK295.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
$98.35
DKK685.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$137.97
DKK961.17
|
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