Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 3.0 times more expensive than North Korea.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of North Korea, you would:
pay 23.9% more for restaurants
North Korea
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
₩3,840
|
$7.64
HK$59.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
₩2,192
|
$5.73
HK$44.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
₩2,504
|
$1.23
HK$9.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
₩2,692
|
$1.11
HK$8.67
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
North Korea
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
₩495
|
$2.29
HK$17.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
₩1,125
|
$12.63
HK$98.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
₩891
|
$11.66
HK$91.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
₩1,670
|
$3.47
HK$27.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
₩2,699
|
$4.48
HK$35.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
₩1,742
|
$2.03
HK$15.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$1.13
HK$8.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$1.75
HK$13.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
|
pay 86.6% more for transportation
North Korea
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
₩4,361
|
$10.64
HK$83.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$63.70
HK$499.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
₩24,525,000
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,589.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
₩5,400
|
$13.12
HK$102.84
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for housing
North Korea
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$23.34
HK$182.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
₩315,000
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,935.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
₩178,902
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,764.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$157.03
HK$1,230.74
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Korea
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$771.50
HK$6,046.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$18,861.18
HK$147,821.68
|
pay 59.2% more for entertainment and sports
North Korea
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
₩1,997
|
$6.37
HK$49.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
₩1,921
|
$5.02
HK$39.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
₩16,992
|
$8.28
HK$64.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$79.37
HK$622.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
₩16,214
|
$12.74
HK$99.84
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
North Korea
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
₩24,510
|
$80.90
HK$634.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$39.86
HK$312.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
₩43,230
|
$88.35
HK$692.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$129.40
HK$1,014.16
|
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