North Korea is 28.3% cheaper than United States.

If you lived in North Korea instead of United States, you would:

pay 14.4% less for restaurants

 
United States
North Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.15
 
$4.27
₩3,840
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.28
 
$2.44
₩2,192
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.24
 
$2.78
₩2,504

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pay 41.5% less for groceries

 
United States
North Korea
Bread
1 loaf
$3.17
 
$0.55
₩495
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.93
 
$1.25
₩1,125
Milk (1 gallon) $3.83
 
$0.99
₩891

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pay 8.4% less for transportation

 
United States
North Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.72
 
$4.85
₩4,361
Monthly public transit pass $63.08
 
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,096.27
 
$27,250.00
₩24,525,000

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pay 80.8% less for housing

 
United States
North Korea
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$70.73
 
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,528.07
 
$350.00
₩315,000
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,282.97
 
$198.78
₩178,902

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
United States
North Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,137.97
 
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,943.15
 
??

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pay 15.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
United States
North Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.19
 
$2.22
₩1,997
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.51
 
$2.13
₩1,921
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.57
 
$18.88
₩16,992

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pay 39.8% less for clothing

 
United States
North Korea
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$45.40
 
$27.23
₩24,510
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.73
 
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$79.51
 
$48.03
₩43,230

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