Cost of living comparison
Norway is 2.5 times more expensive than North Korea.
If you lived in Norway instead of North Korea, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
North Korea
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
$17.76
NOK195.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
$11.40
NOK125.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
$2.93
NOK32.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
$2.64
NOK29.11
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
North Korea
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
$2.64
NOK29.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
$5.47
NOK60.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
KPW891
|
$7.09
NOK78.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
$3.54
NOK38.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
$5.56
NOK61.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
$1.28
NOK14.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.99
NOK10.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.26
NOK13.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.66
NOK18.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.92
NOK10.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.02
NOK11.18
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
North Korea
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
$7.56
NOK83.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$69.76
NOK768.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
$32,415.05
NOK357,136.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
$21.33
NOK235.00
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
North Korea
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$50.38
NOK555.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
$954.57
NOK10,517.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
$754.37
NOK8,311.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$157.28
NOK1,732.84
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Korea
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$315.96
NOK3,481.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,907.04
NOK54,063.84
|
pay 81.0% more for entertainment and sports
North Korea
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
$8.74
NOK96.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
$4.01
NOK44.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
$13.22
NOK145.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$41.00
NOK451.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
$12.96
NOK142.81
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
North Korea
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
$78.39
NOK863.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$42.70
NOK470.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
$99.39
NOK1,095.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$127.08
NOK1,400.07
|
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