Cost of living comparison
If you lived in North Korea instead of Finland, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Finland
|
North Korea
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.82
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.23
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.38
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.77
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Finland
|
North Korea
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.13
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.45
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.90
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.72
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.68
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.53
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Finland
|
North Korea
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.29
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€56.13
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,828.26
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.42
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Finland
|
North Korea
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.43
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€690.73
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€574.54
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€92.39
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Finland
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€287.84
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€7,003.81
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
North Korea
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.63
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.94
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.81
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.86
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.33
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Finland
|
North Korea
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.79
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.24
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€77.33
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€99.88
|
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