Cost of living comparison
France is 2.1 times more expensive than North Korea.
If you lived in France instead of North Korea, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
North Korea
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
₩3,840
|
$16.13
€15.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
₩2,192
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
₩2,504
|
$2.76
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
₩2,692
|
$1.88
€1.77
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
North Korea
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
₩495
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
₩1,125
|
$8.33
€7.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
₩891
|
$4.25
€3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
₩1,670
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
₩2,699
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
₩1,742
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$1.51
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
pay 86.2% more for transportation
North Korea
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
₩4,361
|
$7.84
€7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$52.45
€49.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
₩24,525,000
|
$26,223.89
€24,604.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
₩5,400
|
$18.05
€16.93
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
North Korea
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$30.93
€29.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
₩315,000
|
$760.64
€713.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
₩178,902
|
$610.71
€573.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$135.03
€126.70
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Korea
|
France
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$674.24
€632.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,309.03
€10,610.69
|
pay 34.9% more for entertainment and sports
North Korea
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
₩1,997
|
$6.24
€5.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
₩1,921
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
₩16,992
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$37.98
€35.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
₩16,214
|
$11.22
€10.53
|
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pay 2.5 times more for clothing
North Korea
|
France
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
₩24,510
|
$85.18
€79.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$38.90
€36.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
₩43,230
|
$90.98
€85.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$122.71
€115.13
|
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