Cost of living comparison
North Korea is 37.5% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in North Korea instead of Romania, you would:
pay 42.5% more for restaurants
Romania
|
North Korea
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.92
RON31.98
|
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.40
RON24.97
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
RON5.99
|
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
RON5.55
|
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
|
pay 72.8% more for groceries
Romania
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
RON4.25
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
RON14.14
|
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RON23.00
|
$0.99
KPW891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
RON11.86
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
RON10.29
|
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
RON1.98
|
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.73
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
RON2.68
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
RON4.04
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.35
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
RON1.43
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
pay 9.1% more for transportation
Romania
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
RON29.91
|
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.36
RON84.84
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,112.96
RON88,317.19
|
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.47
RON25.27
|
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
|
pay 7.4% more for housing
Romania
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.88
RON41.02
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.89
RON1,334.91
|
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
RON981.30
|
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.05
RON462.29
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Romania
|
North Korea
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.36
RON1,438.75
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,083.75
RON23,491.01
|
?? |
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
RON7.30
|
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
RON8.34
|
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
RON22.64
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.37
RON163.45
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
RON28.11
|
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
|
pay 42.0% less for clothing
Romania
|
North Korea
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.53
RON265.83
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.55
RON145.79
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.03
RON323.61
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.90
RON359.97
|
?? | |
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