Cost of living comparison
San Marino is 75.5% more expensive than North Korea.
If you lived in San Marino instead of North Korea, you would:
pay 97.5% more for restaurants
North Korea
|
San Marino
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
$16.49
€15.41
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
$7.15
€6.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
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pay 65.5% more for groceries
North Korea
|
San Marino
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
$1.47
€1.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
$5.22
€4.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
KPW891
|
$4.54
€4.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
$2.52
€2.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
$3.24
€3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.99
€0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.70
€0.66
|
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pay 77.0% more for transportation
North Korea
|
San Marino
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
$5.55
€5.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$40.13
€37.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
$23,638.17
€22,080.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
$19.79
€18.49
|
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pay 98.0% more for housing
North Korea
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$32.62
€30.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
$563.47
€526.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
$467.27
€436.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$54.81
€51.20
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Korea
|
San Marino
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$359.15
€335.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,497.25
€5,135.01
|
pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports
North Korea
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$76.96
€71.89
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
$7.97
€7.45
|
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pay 2.3 times more for clothing
North Korea
|
San Marino
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
$82.46
€77.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$32.98
€30.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
$76.96
€71.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$97.85
€91.40
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