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North Korea vs. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Cost of Living Summary

North Korea is 48.2% more expensive than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.5% less in North Korea
Groceries: pay 35.4% less in North Korea
Housing: pay 45.4% less in North Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9 times more in North Korea

Expenses including housing, groceries, and restaurants are lower in North Korea. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in North Korea.

North Korea vs. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Cost Breakdown

If you lived in North Korea instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:

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pay 19.5% less for restaurants

	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	North Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$2.34 KPW2,102	+5.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.10 EC$5.67	$1.17 KPW1,051	-44.3%
Average			-19.5%

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pay 35.4% less for groceries

	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	North Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 EC$5.50	$2.40 KPW2,161	+18.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.79 EC$15.65	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.14 EC$32.81	$3.70 KPW3,332	-69.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.60 EC$12.44	$2.08 KPW1,876	-54.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 EC$5.91	??
Apples (1 lb)	$3.99 EC$10.78	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.31 EC$3.54	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.02 EC$10.87	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.39 EC$6.45	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 EC$4.81	??
Onions (1 lb)	$1.47 EC$3.98	??
Average			-35.4%

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	North Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.87 EC$32.09	??
Monthly public transit pass	$49.95 EC$135.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,927.14 EC$102,500.00	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.90 EC$70.00	??

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pay 45.4% less for housing

	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	North Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.50 EC$150.00	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$333.02 EC$900.00	$93.44 KPW84,095	-71.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$323.77 EC$875.00	$262.80 KPW236,518	-18.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.59 EC$152.94	??
Average			-45.4%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	North Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$120.26 EC$325.00	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	??

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines vs. North Korea - Cost of childcare

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pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	North Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$14.02 KPW12,614	+657.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.07 EC$11.00	$1.17 KPW1,051	-71.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.07 EC$11.00	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.38 EC$87.50	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.63 EC$12.50	??
Average			+293.2%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	North Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.75 EC$175.00	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.98 EC$167.50	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.51 EC$250.00	??

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines vs. North Korea - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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