Cost of living comparison
North Korea is 2.2 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in North Korea instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,746
|
$4.27
₩3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,447
|
$2.44
₩2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,050
|
$2.78
₩2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,742
|
$2.99
₩2,692
|
|
pay 26.8% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
$0.55
₩495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫175,441
|
$1.25
₩1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,375
|
$0.99
₩891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
$1.86
₩1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,154
|
$3.00
₩2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,424
|
$1.94
₩1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,191
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,698
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,528
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,053
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,666
|
$1.00
₩899
|
|
pay 4.0% less for transportation
Vietnam
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫102,672
|
$4.85
₩4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫202,684
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,027,071,957
|
$27,250.00
₩24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,418
|
$6.00
₩5,400
|
|
pay 7.1% less for housing
Vietnam
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫253,893
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,245,070
|
$350.00
₩315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,612,931
|
$198.78
₩178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,060,883
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Vietnam
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,745,902
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫256,807,933
|
?? |
pay 5.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,725
|
$2.22
₩1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,188
|
$2.13
₩1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,646
|
$18.88
₩16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫632,710
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫97,818
|
$18.02
₩16,214
|
|
pay 32.9% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫853,178
|
$27.23
₩24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫747,449
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,282,537
|
$48.03
₩43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,686,561
|
?? | |
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