Cost of living comparison

North Korea

compared to

Dominica

Dominica vs. North Korea Cost of Living Summary

Dominica is 84.1% more expensive than North Korea overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.0% less in Dominica
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Dominica
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Dominica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.6% less in Dominica

The cost of housing and groceries in Dominica are more expensive than in North Korea. Expenses including entertainment and sports and restaurants are lower in Dominica. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Dominica.

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Dominica vs. North Korea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dominica instead of North Korea, you would:

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pay 14.0% less for restaurants

	North Korea	Dominica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.81 KPW4,327	$7.40 EC$20.00	+53.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$21.26 KPW19,136	$6.57 EC$17.75	-69.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.21 KPW1,985	$2.47 EC$6.67	+11.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.28 KPW1,153	$2.22 EC$6.00	+73.4%
Average			-14.0%

North Korea vs. Dominica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	North Korea	Dominica
Bread 1 loaf	$2.30 KPW2,071	$2.10 EC$5.67	-8.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$1.20 EC$3.25
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.55 KPW3,195	$12.61 EC$34.07	+255.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.00 KPW1,798	$5.60 EC$15.13	+180.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$5.09 EC$13.76
Apples (1 lb)	??	$2.91 EC$7.86
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.07 EC$2.90
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$2.03 EC$5.49
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$2.33 EC$6.30
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.62 EC$4.37
Onions (1 lb)	??	$1.37 EC$3.71
Average			+108.5%

North Korea vs. Dominica - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	North Korea	Dominica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$5.39 EC$14.58
Monthly public transit pass	??	$53.13 EC$143.58
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$29.23 EC$79.00

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	North Korea	Dominica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$70.92 EC$191.67
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$89.58 KPW80,621	$283.68 EC$766.67	+216.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$89.58 KPW80,621	$203.51 EC$550.00	+127.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$108.58 EC$293.44
Average			+168.2%

North Korea vs. Dominica - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	North Korea	Dominica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$129.51 EC$350.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00

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pay 32.6% less for entertainment and sports

	North Korea	Dominica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.44 KPW12,093	$1.85 EC$5.00	-86.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.12 KPW1,008	$4.13 EC$11.17	+269.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$7.40 EC$20.00
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.02 KPW67,520	$46.25 EC$125.00	-38.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$8.33 EC$22.50
Average			-32.6%

North Korea vs. Dominica - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	North Korea	Dominica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$55.50 EC$150.00
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$37.00 EC$100.00
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$74.00 EC$200.00
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$92.51 EC$250.00

North Korea vs. Dominica - Cost of clothing

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