Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 49.3% more expensive than North Korea.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of North Korea, you would:
pay 33.6% more for restaurants
North Korea
|
Dominican Republic
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
₩3,840
|
$6.34
$372.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
₩2,192
|
$7.81
$459.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
₩2,504
|
$1.11
$65.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
₩2,692
|
$0.74
$43.62
|
|
pay 52.8% more for groceries
North Korea
|
Dominican Republic
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
₩495
|
$1.69
$99.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
₩1,125
|
$4.02
$236.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
₩891
|
$4.63
$272.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
₩1,670
|
$1.76
$103.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
₩2,699
|
$2.46
$144.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
₩1,742
|
$1.09
$63.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.39
$23.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$1.02
$60.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.63
$37.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.52
$30.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.94
$55.31
|
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pay 98.7% more for transportation
North Korea
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
₩4,361
|
$4.87
$286.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$46.42
$2,728.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
₩24,525,000
|
$27,862.63
$1,637,416.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
₩5,400
|
$23.60
$1,387.15
|
|
pay 69.9% more for housing
North Korea
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$48.94
$2,875.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
₩315,000
|
$578.74
$34,010.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
₩178,902
|
$346.71
$20,375.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$47.82
$2,810.28
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Korea
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$282.63
$16,609.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,435.46
$319,428.04
|
pay 28.1% less for entertainment and sports
North Korea
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
₩1,997
|
$2.86
$168.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
₩1,921
|
$2.11
$123.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
₩16,992
|
$4.82
$283.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$32.32
$1,899.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
₩16,214
|
$6.19
$364.01
|
|
pay 68.7% more for clothing
North Korea
|
Dominican Republic
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
₩24,510
|
$46.16
$2,712.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$47.40
$2,785.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
₩43,230
|
$80.59
$4,736.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$85.04
$4,997.31
|
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