Cost of living comparison
North Korea is 50.6% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in North Korea instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 11.7% more for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
STD428,710
|
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
STD24,498
|
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
|
pay 24.2% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
STD214,355
|
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
STD108,190
|
$0.99
KPW891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
STD194,460
|
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
STD11,112
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
STD38,892
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
STD25,002
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
STD19,446
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
pay 5.8% more for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
STD102,007
|
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
|
pay 1.8% less for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? | ?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? | ?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
STD13,474
|
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
STD36,747
|
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
STD783,927
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? | ?? |
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