Cost of living comparison
North Korea is 19.4% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in North Korea instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 2.2% more for restaurants
Sweden
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.47
kr113.97
|
$4.27
₩3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
kr90.08
|
$2.44
₩2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
kr19.57
|
$2.78
₩2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
kr17.70
|
$2.99
₩2,692
|
|
pay 13.3% less for groceries
Sweden
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
kr25.29
|
$0.55
₩495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
kr48.71
|
$1.25
₩1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
kr51.62
|
$0.99
₩891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
kr32.79
|
$1.86
₩1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.05
kr44.13
|
$3.00
₩2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
kr13.05
|
$1.94
₩1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
kr10.85
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
kr12.49
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr17.06
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.55
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.52
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
pay 29.4% less for transportation
Sweden
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
kr78.55
|
$4.85
₩4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.67
kr758.70
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,170.07
kr252,305.36
|
$27,250.00
₩24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.12
kr240.92
|
$6.00
₩5,400
|
|
pay 59.0% less for housing
Sweden
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
kr310.82
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$736.74
kr8,022.54
|
$350.00
₩315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$574.14
kr6,251.92
|
$198.78
₩178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.61
kr670.88
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sweden
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$129.63
kr1,411.55
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,186.61
kr34,699.85
|
?? |
pay 35.5% more for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
kr70.42
|
$2.22
₩1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
kr39.84
|
$2.13
₩1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
kr67.63
|
$18.88
₩16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.95
kr402.41
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.40
kr135.03
|
$18.02
₩16,214
|
|
pay 52.7% less for clothing
Sweden
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.79
kr857.95
|
$27.23
₩24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.00
kr370.28
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.12
kr872.43
|
$48.03
₩43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.88
kr1,327.20
|
?? | |
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