Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 61.6% cheaper than North Korea.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of North Korea, you would:
pay 64.2% less for restaurants
North Korea
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Pakistan
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
$0.98
PKR274.04
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
$2.67
PKR744.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
$0.17
PKR47.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
$0.13
PKR35.64
|
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pay 48.1% less for groceries
North Korea
|
Pakistan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
$0.33
PKR90.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
$2.14
PKR596.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
KPW891
|
$1.71
PKR476.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
$0.81
PKR225.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
$0.74
PKR205.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
$0.32
PKR89.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.18
PKR50.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.25
PKR69.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.18
PKR49.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.09
PKR26.32
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.12
PKR34.75
|
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pay 59.9% less for transportation
North Korea
|
Pakistan
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
$2.55
PKR709.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$5.51
PKR1,534.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
$10,243.87
PKR2,852,392.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
$1.80
PKR502.13
|
|
pay 82.6% less for housing
North Korea
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Pakistan
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$17.57
PKR4,892.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
$57.96
PKR16,139.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
$36.22
PKR10,086.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$32.70
PKR9,106.27
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Korea
|
Pakistan
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$19.40
PKR5,403.11
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$607.98
PKR169,290.14
|
pay 65.5% less for entertainment and sports
North Korea
|
Pakistan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
$1.69
PKR470.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
$0.92
PKR255.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
$0.85
PKR237.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$7.61
PKR2,118.35
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
$2.54
PKR705.93
|
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pay 49.2% less for clothing
North Korea
|
Pakistan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
$10.53
PKR2,931.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$13.64
PKR3,797.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
$30.17
PKR8,399.41
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$22.47
PKR6,257.80
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