Cost of living comparison
North Korea is 13.7% more expensive than Slovakia.
If you lived in North Korea instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 35.2% more for restaurants
Slovakia
|
North Korea
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.70
€7.20
|
$4.27
₩3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
€6.80
|
$2.44
₩2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
€1.40
|
$2.78
₩2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.05
|
$2.99
₩2,692
|
|
pay 21.3% more for groceries
Slovakia
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
$0.55
₩495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
€5.08
|
$1.25
₩1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
€3.09
|
$0.99
₩891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
€2.46
|
$1.86
₩1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
€2.65
|
$3.00
₩2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$1.94
₩1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.42
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
€0.39
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
pay 13.4% less for transportation
Slovakia
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.62
€6.19
|
$4.85
₩4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.13
€21.62
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,325.40
€19,001.91
|
$27,250.00
₩24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.42
€10.67
|
$6.00
₩5,400
|
|
pay 43.6% less for housing
Slovakia
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.68
€19.34
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$525.97
€491.72
|
$350.00
₩315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$430.57
€402.53
|
$198.78
₩178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.00
€143.97
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Slovakia
|
North Korea
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$367.52
€343.59
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,594.62
€7,100.09
|
?? |
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Slovakia
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
€1.49
|
$2.22
₩1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.92
|
$2.13
₩1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.75
€4.44
|
$18.88
₩16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.25
€33.89
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.09
€6.63
|
$18.02
₩16,214
|
|
pay 40.9% less for clothing
Slovakia
|
North Korea
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.64
€52.95
|
$27.23
₩24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
€30.59
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.42
€63.96
|
$48.03
₩43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.74
€82.03
|
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