Cost of living comparison
If you lived in North Korea instead of Norway, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Norway
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.51
NOK195.87
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.71
NOK123.94
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
NOK31.65
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
NOK26.58
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Norway
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
NOK31.26
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
NOK55.27
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
NOK78.16
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
NOK39.37
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
NOK61.32
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
NOK13.91
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.21
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
NOK13.10
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.77
NOK18.75
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
NOK9.87
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
NOK10.71
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Norway
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
NOK79.95
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.48
NOK788.21
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,686.16
NOK356,495.88
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.49
NOK227.44
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Norway
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
NOK535.68
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,050.72
NOK11,119.57
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$796.76
NOK8,432.01
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.58
NOK1,403.09
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Norway
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$293.64
NOK3,107.54
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,459.17
NOK78,939.31
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
NOK97.89
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
NOK48.43
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.52
NOK143.07
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.22
NOK457.42
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.15
NOK139.21
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Norway
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.76
NOK875.81
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.00
NOK433.92
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
NOK974.60
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.04
NOK1,302.09
|
?? |
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