Cost of living comparison
North Korea is 83.8% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in North Korea instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Zambia
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZMW98.85
|
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZMW91.65
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZMW23.60
|
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZMW12.55
|
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
|
pay 16.9% more for groceries
Zambia
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZMW25.50
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZMW122.54
|
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZMW136.58
|
$0.99
KPW891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZMW46.52
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZMW50.99
|
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.31
|
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZMW18.16
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZMW30.57
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZMW14.17
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW14.97
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZMW19.38
|
$1.00
KPW899
|
|
pay 27.1% more for transportation
Zambia
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZMW141.40
|
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZMW823.71
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZMW332,791.99
|
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZMW234.93
|
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
|
pay 15.2% more for housing
Zambia
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZMW2,790.56
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZMW7,381.43
|
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZMW5,191.71
|
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZMW2,894.04
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Zambia
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZMW4,606.23
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZMW378,242.01
|
?? |
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZMW32.89
|
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZMW48.57
|
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZMW71.47
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZMW757.36
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZMW82.37
|
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
|
pay 42.5% less for clothing
Zambia
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZMW1,188.40
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZMW837.23
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,425.69
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZMW2,841.67
|
?? | |
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