Cost of living comparison
North Korea is 21.4% cheaper than Seychelles.
If you lived in North Korea instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 24.7% less for restaurants
Seychelles
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.31
SCR167.82
|
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.93
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.58
SCR48.82
|
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
SCR26.78
|
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
|
pay 0.7% more for groceries
Seychelles
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR147.29
|
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SCR82.75
|
$0.99
KPW891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
SCR37.71
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
SCR25.49
|
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.53
|
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.43
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
SCR7.47
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
SCR32.96
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SCR7.99
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SCR6.61
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
pay 23.8% less for transportation
Seychelles
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.95
|
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.35
SCR277.36
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR334,762.01
|
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR399.56
|
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
|
pay 66.4% less for housing
Seychelles
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.71
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.01
SCR11,108.11
|
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$817.50
SCR11,141.97
|
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.92
SCR1,266.47
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Seychelles
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,555.46
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,304.21
SCR45,034.27
|
?? |
pay 26.4% more for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.90
|
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
SCR57.76
|
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.04
SCR150.43
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.83
SCR965.30
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
SCR109.92
|
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
|
pay 40.8% less for clothing
Seychelles
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.46
SCR605.98
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.25
SCR862.09
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.18
SCR1,147.27
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,069.96
|
?? | |
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