Cost of living comparison
North Korea is 5.4% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in North Korea instead of Spain, you would:
pay 3.9% more for restaurants
Spain
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.68
|
$4.27
₩3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.95
|
$2.44
₩2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$2.78
₩2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.32
|
$2.99
₩2,692
|
|
pay 6.4% more for groceries
Spain
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.55
₩495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.38
|
$1.25
₩1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.33
|
$0.99
₩891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
$1.86
₩1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.92
|
$3.00
₩2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$1.94
₩1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
pay 24.4% less for transportation
Spain
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.26
|
$4.85
₩4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.38
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,853.63
|
$27,250.00
₩24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.27
|
$6.00
₩5,400
|
|
pay 57.5% less for housing
Spain
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€38.11
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€654.41
|
$350.00
₩315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€535.43
|
$198.78
₩178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€100.20
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Spain
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€321.31
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,913.07
|
?? |
pay 88.2% more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.50
|
$2.22
₩1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.74
|
$2.13
₩1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.21
|
$18.88
₩16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.65
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.90
|
$18.02
₩16,214
|
|
pay 49.2% less for clothing
Spain
|
North Korea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€69.03
|
$27.23
₩24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.98
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.76
|
$48.03
₩43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€85.71
|
?? | |
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