Cost of living comparison
North Korea is 60.6% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in North Korea instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
South Africa
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
ZAR143.30
|
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
ZAR72.62
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
ZAR16.09
|
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
ZAR12.05
|
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
|
pay 51.5% more for groceries
South Africa
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
ZAR15.15
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.09
ZAR57.27
|
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
ZAR64.97
|
$0.99
KPW891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
ZAR31.73
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
ZAR34.20
|
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.31
|
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
ZAR10.54
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.95
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.84
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
ZAR8.63
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
ZAR8.61
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
pay 11.7% more for transportation
South Africa
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ZAR86.05
|
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.67
ZAR752.78
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,011.69
ZAR333,378.34
|
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.53
ZAR139.43
|
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
|
pay 17.4% less for housing
South Africa
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
ZAR889.48
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.02
ZAR6,312.01
|
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.79
ZAR5,881.99
|
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.15
ZAR1,483.49
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
South Africa
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.19
ZAR2,909.38
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,082.89
ZAR57,061.18
|
?? |
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
ZAR31.39
|
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
ZAR30.98
|
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
ZAR47.45
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.74
ZAR568.91
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.40
ZAR99.90
|
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
|
pay 38.7% less for clothing
South Africa
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.19
ZAR799.35
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
ZAR498.94
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
ZAR1,493.98
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.81
ZAR1,329.13
|
?? | |
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