Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Montserrat instead of North Korea, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
North Korea
|
Montserrat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
North Korea
|
Montserrat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
KPW891
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
North Korea
|
Montserrat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
North Korea
|
Montserrat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? | ?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Korea
|
Montserrat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
North Korea
|
Montserrat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? | ?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
North Korea
|
Montserrat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? | ?? |
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