Cost of living comparison
North Korea is 2.2 times more expensive than Sudan.
If you lived in North Korea instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Sudan
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SDG2,930.00
|
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,688.00
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
SDG304.46
|
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
SDG188.23
|
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
|
pay 12.6% more for groceries
Sudan
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SDG550.84
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.05
SDG1,787.72
|
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
SDG3,353.29
|
$0.99
KPW891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
SDG1,404.08
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SDG1,554.24
|
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
SDG1,310.44
|
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SDG223.29
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SDG483.19
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
SDG462.72
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
SDG397.33
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SDG312.71
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
pay 15.6% less for transportation
Sudan
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
SDG2,478.16
|
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SDG11,720.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
SDG19,338,000.00
|
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,292.25
|
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
|
pay 23.8% less for housing
Sudan
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.50
SDG44,829.97
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$520.00
SDG304,720.49
|
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.60
SDG136,890.59
|
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.43
SDG20,760.72
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sudan
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.33
SDG40,625.72
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,334.96
SDG1,368,288.32
|
?? |
pay 5.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Sudan
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
SDG1,361.20
|
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,054.80
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.75
SDG16,261.66
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
|
pay 22.2% more for clothing
Sudan
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.06
SDG9,995.42
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.57
SDG41,351.10
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.76
SDG33,262.99
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.36
SDG23,653.13
|
?? | |
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