Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 93.2% more expensive than North Korea.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of North Korea, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
North Korea
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
₩3,840
|
$14.85
$570.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
₩2,192
|
$10.53
$404.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
₩2,504
|
$2.29
$87.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
₩2,692
|
$1.66
$63.86
|
|
pay 87.7% more for groceries
North Korea
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
₩495
|
$2.03
$78.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
₩1,125
|
$5.05
$194.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
₩891
|
$4.04
$155.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
₩1,670
|
$3.14
$120.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
₩2,699
|
$4.93
$189.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
₩1,742
|
$1.08
$41.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$1.39
$53.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.73
$28.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$1.20
$45.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.80
$30.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.81
$31.10
|
|
pay 86.0% more for transportation
North Korea
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
₩4,361
|
$7.10
$272.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$48.05
$1,844.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
₩24,525,000
|
$36,679.53
$1,408,283.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
₩5,400
|
$16.61
$637.64
|
|
pay 69.8% more for housing
North Korea
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$37.95
$1,457.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
₩315,000
|
$510.80
$19,611.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
₩178,902
|
$384.82
$14,774.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$93.98
$3,608.43
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Korea
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$389.18
$14,942.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,681.58
$256,534.43
|
pay 5.2% more for entertainment and sports
North Korea
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
₩1,997
|
$3.62
$138.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
₩1,921
|
$3.84
$147.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
₩16,992
|
$4.82
$185.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$49.95
$1,917.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
₩16,214
|
$9.51
$364.96
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
North Korea
|
Uruguay
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
₩24,510
|
$92.12
$3,537.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.63
$1,598.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
₩43,230
|
$107.70
$4,135.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$109.72
$4,212.45
|
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