Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 31.2% more expensive than North Korea.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of North Korea, you would:
pay 53.9% more for restaurants
North Korea
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
₩3,840
|
$7.99
Bs79.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
₩2,192
|
$8.68
Bs86.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
₩2,504
|
$1.17
Bs11.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
₩2,692
|
$0.88
Bs8.79
|
|
pay 59.8% more for groceries
North Korea
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
₩495
|
$1.84
Bs18.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
₩1,125
|
$2.19
Bs21.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
₩891
|
$6.36
Bs63.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
₩1,670
|
$2.09
Bs20.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
₩2,699
|
$2.45
Bs24.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
₩1,742
|
$1.99
Bs19.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.46
Bs4.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.57
Bs5.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.70
Bs6.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.56
Bs5.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.79
Bs7.92
|
|
pay 96.1% more for transportation
North Korea
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
₩4,361
|
$1.90
Bs18.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.75
Bs376.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
₩24,525,000
|
$31,166.67
Bs310,871.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
₩5,400
|
$26.10
Bs260.30
|
|
pay 37.2% less for housing
North Korea
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$39.45
Bs393.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
₩315,000
|
$172.69
Bs1,722.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
₩178,902
|
$151.81
Bs1,514.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$14.14
Bs141.06
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Korea
|
Venezuela
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$61.35
Bs611.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,600.00
Bs75,806.21
|
pay 54.0% less for entertainment and sports
North Korea
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
₩1,997
|
$1.30
Bs12.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
₩1,921
|
$1.61
Bs16.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
₩16,992
|
$3.77
Bs37.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$33.33
Bs332.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
₩16,214
|
$5.39
Bs53.75
|
|
pay 68.5% more for clothing
North Korea
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
₩24,510
|
$52.98
Bs528.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$38.48
Bs383.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
₩43,230
|
$68.40
Bs682.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$72.31
Bs721.21
|
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