Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Norway instead of North Korea, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
North Korea
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Norway
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$18.51
NOK194.51
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$11.71
NOK123.07
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$2.99
NOK31.43
|
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$2.51
NOK26.40
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
North Korea
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Norway
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Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$2.95
NOK31.05
|
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Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.22
NOK54.88
|
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Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.39
NOK77.62
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.72
NOK39.09
|
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Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$5.79
NOK60.89
|
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Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.31
NOK13.81
|
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Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.96
NOK10.13
|
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Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.24
NOK13.01
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.77
NOK18.62
|
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Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.93
NOK9.80
|
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Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.01
NOK10.63
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
North Korea
|
Norway
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.55
NOK79.39
|
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Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$74.48
NOK782.71
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,686.16
NOK354,011.19
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.49
NOK225.86
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
North Korea
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Norway
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$50.62
NOK531.94
|
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1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,050.72
NOK11,042.07
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$796.76
NOK8,373.24
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$132.58
NOK1,393.31
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Korea
|
Norway
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$293.64
NOK3,085.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,459.17
NOK78,389.13
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
North Korea
|
Norway
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$9.25
NOK97.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$4.58
NOK48.09
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$13.52
NOK142.07
|
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Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$43.22
NOK454.23
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.15
NOK138.24
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
North Korea
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Norway
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$82.76
NOK869.71
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.00
NOK430.90
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$92.09
NOK967.81
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$123.04
NOK1,293.02
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