Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 3.5 times more expensive than North Korea.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of North Korea, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
North Korea
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Switzerland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
$26.06
CHF23.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
$16.57
CHF15.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
$4.36
CHF3.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
$3.85
CHF3.49
|
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pay 3.6 times more for groceries
North Korea
|
Switzerland
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
$3.23
CHF2.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
$14.05
CHF12.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
KPW891
|
$6.73
CHF6.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
$6.47
CHF5.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
$11.61
CHF10.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
$1.92
CHF1.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.29
CHF1.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.50
CHF1.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$2.00
CHF1.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
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pay 3.2 times more for transportation
North Korea
|
Switzerland
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
$7.86
CHF7.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$101.99
CHF92.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
$34,369.68
CHF31,101.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
$39.48
CHF35.73
|
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pay 5.4 times more for housing
North Korea
|
Switzerland
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$58.09
CHF52.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
$1,527.18
CHF1,381.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
$1,267.40
CHF1,146.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$182.90
CHF165.51
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Korea
|
Switzerland
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$2,253.56
CHF2,039.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$28,390.10
CHF25,690.38
|
pay 76.3% more for entertainment and sports
North Korea
|
Switzerland
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
$6.80
CHF6.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
$5.05
CHF4.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
$9.54
CHF8.63
|
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Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$88.43
CHF80.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
$20.14
CHF18.23
|
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pay 3.4 times more for clothing
North Korea
|
Switzerland
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
$111.16
CHF100.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$56.12
CHF50.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
$131.83
CHF119.29
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$170.76
CHF154.53
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