Cost of living comparison
North Korea is 3.9% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in North Korea instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 30.0% more for restaurants
Portugal
|
North Korea
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.94
|
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.86
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.44
|
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
|
pay 20.4% more for groceries
Portugal
|
North Korea
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.12
|
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.92
|
$0.99
KPW891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.59
|
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
pay 29.1% less for transportation
Portugal
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.34
|
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.42
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,925.10
|
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.89
|
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
|
pay 57.1% less for housing
Portugal
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.71
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€659.61
|
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€514.86
|
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.55
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Portugal
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€329.91
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,440.56
|
?? |
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.94
|
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.19
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.57
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.99
|
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
|
pay 47.3% less for clothing
Portugal
|
North Korea
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€71.25
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€31.09
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.49
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.62
|
?? | |
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