Cost of living comparison
North Korea is 0.4% more expensive than Slovenia.
If you lived in North Korea instead of Slovenia, you would:
pay 6.1% less for restaurants
Slovenia
|
North Korea
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.73
€9.09
|
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
€6.40
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.17
|
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
€1.58
|
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
|
pay 4.5% more for groceries
Slovenia
|
North Korea
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
€1.28
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.78
€5.40
|
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
€3.83
|
$0.99
KPW891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.54
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.88
€3.63
|
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.65
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
pay 17.0% less for transportation
Slovenia
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.48
|
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.59
€36.05
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,052.15
€22,467.26
|
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.34
€10.60
|
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
|
pay 40.1% less for housing
Slovenia
|
North Korea
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.56
€35.08
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$495.63
€462.97
|
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$404.62
€377.96
|
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.05
€163.52
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Slovenia
|
North Korea
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.43
€362.83
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,174.10
€7,635.48
|
?? |
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Slovenia
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.81
€2.63
|
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
€1.63
|
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
€4.46
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.97
€41.07
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.25
€6.77
|
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
|
pay 50.4% less for clothing
Slovenia
|
North Korea
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.65
€69.73
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.55
€36.01
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.61
€71.56
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.90
€84.91
|
?? | |
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