Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 2.0% cheaper than North Korea.
If you lived in Philippines instead of North Korea, you would:
pay 39.0% less for restaurants
North Korea
|
Philippines
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
₩3,840
|
$3.36
₱189.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
₩2,192
|
$3.06
₱173.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
₩2,504
|
$0.71
₱40.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
₩2,692
|
$0.41
₱23.41
|
|
pay 64.6% more for groceries
North Korea
|
Philippines
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
₩495
|
$1.23
₱69.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
₩1,125
|
$3.26
₱184.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
₩891
|
$6.76
₱382.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
₩1,670
|
$1.82
₱102.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
₩2,699
|
$1.91
₱108.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
₩1,742
|
$1.17
₱65.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.68
₱38.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$1.06
₱60.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.65
₱36.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.81
₱45.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$1.02
₱57.91
|
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pay 13.9% less for transportation
North Korea
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
₩4,361
|
$4.92
₱278.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.10
₱684.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
₩24,525,000
|
$25,173.37
₱1,424,145.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
₩5,400
|
$3.86
₱218.28
|
|
pay 15.5% less for housing
North Korea
|
Philippines
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$38.43
₱2,173.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
₩315,000
|
$288.35
₱16,312.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
₩178,902
|
$172.40
₱9,753.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$74.91
₱4,238.04
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Korea
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$170.74
₱9,659.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,005.00
₱339,723.85
|
pay 47.5% less for entertainment and sports
North Korea
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
₩1,997
|
$1.30
₱73.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
₩1,921
|
$2.36
₱133.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
₩16,992
|
$2.45
₱138.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$37.83
₱2,140.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
₩16,214
|
$5.08
₱287.12
|
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pay 39.6% more for clothing
North Korea
|
Philippines
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
₩24,510
|
$37.79
₱2,137.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$22.95
₱1,298.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
₩43,230
|
$67.45
₱3,815.97
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$60.35
₱3,414.24
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