Cost of living comparison
Israel is 2.4 times more expensive than North Korea.
If you lived in Israel instead of North Korea, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
North Korea
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
$17.90
₪67.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
$14.39
₪54.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
$2.50
₪9.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
$1.91
₪7.19
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
North Korea
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
$2.15
₪8.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
$6.33
₪23.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
KPW891
|
$6.35
₪23.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
$3.67
₪13.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
$4.41
₪16.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
$1.35
₪5.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.01
₪3.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.78
₪2.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.80
₪3.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.57
₪2.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.54
₪2.03
|
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pay 85.9% more for transportation
North Korea
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
$7.29
₪27.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$56.84
₪213.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
$38,263.55
₪143,970.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
$16.01
₪60.23
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
North Korea
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$27.44
₪103.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
$937.71
₪3,528.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
$781.37
₪2,939.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$174.52
₪656.65
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Korea
|
Israel
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$818.87
₪3,081.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,820.34
₪33,187.41
|
pay 58.1% more for entertainment and sports
North Korea
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
$7.83
₪29.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
$3.48
₪13.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
$9.79
₪36.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$63.71
₪239.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
$11.62
₪43.73
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
North Korea
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
$86.13
₪324.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$53.49
₪201.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
$109.65
₪412.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$124.42
₪468.13
|
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