Cost of living comparison
North Korea is 66.5% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in North Korea instead of Peru, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Peru
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN11.16
|
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.73
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.83
|
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
|
pay 73.0% more for groceries
Peru
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.85
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.57
|
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN16.18
|
$0.99
KPW891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.61
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.97
|
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.19
|
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.45
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
pay 8.3% less for transportation
Peru
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.86
|
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN61.94
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN76,432.59
|
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.68
|
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
|
pay 11.6% more for housing
Peru
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN110.53
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,039.55
|
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN765.99
|
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN147.23
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Peru
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN607.20
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN18,163.45
|
?? |
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.87
|
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.72
|
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN17.12
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN116.67
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN17.17
|
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
|
pay 30.6% less for clothing
Peru
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN150.13
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN85.77
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN253.12
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN224.56
|
?? | |
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