Cost of living comparison
North Korea is 30.0% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in North Korea instead of Poland, you would:
pay 44.4% more for restaurants
|
Poland
|
North Korea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.83
|
$4.27
₩3,840
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł24.06
|
$2.44
₩2,192
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.25
|
$2.78
₩2,504
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$2.99
₩2,692
|
|
pay 71.4% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
North Korea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.79
|
$0.55
₩495
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.51
|
$1.25
₩1,125
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.39
|
$0.99
₩891
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.06
|
$1.86
₩1,670
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.88
|
$3.00
₩2,699
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.55
|
$1.94
₩1,742
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.54
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.19
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
pay 6.0% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
North Korea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.99
|
$4.85
₩4,361
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.72
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł80,039.07
|
$27,250.00
₩24,525,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.54
|
$6.00
₩5,400
|
|
pay 39.1% less for housing
|
Poland
|
North Korea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.34
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,941.79
|
$350.00
₩315,000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,645.69
|
$198.78
₩178,902
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł600.92
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Poland
|
North Korea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł924.30
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,071.84
|
?? |
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
North Korea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.45
|
$2.22
₩1,997
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.90
|
$2.13
₩1,921
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.71
|
$18.88
₩16,992
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł111.04
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.76
|
$18.02
₩16,214
|
|
pay 42.8% less for clothing
|
Poland
|
North Korea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł261.51
|
$27.23
₩24,510
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.69
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł268.48
|
$48.03
₩43,230
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł304.33
|
?? | |
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