Cost of living comparison
North Korea is 43.2% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in North Korea instead of Japan, you would:
pay 83.6% more for restaurants
|
Japan
|
North Korea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
¥964
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥740
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥145
|
$2.14
KPW1,929
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥110
|
$1.07
KPW965
|
|
pay 10.6% more for groceries
|
Japan
|
North Korea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥228
|
$2.20
KPW1,983
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥857
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥817
|
$3.40
KPW3,058
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥302
|
$2.52
KPW2,267
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥408
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥326
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥153
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥246
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥305
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥189
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥162
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Japan
|
North Korea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥633
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥8,659
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,301,149
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,808
|
?? |
pay 78.3% less for housing
|
Japan
|
North Korea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,656
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥74,939
|
$85.74
KPW77,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥48,736
|
$85.74
KPW77,167
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥16,929
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Japan
|
North Korea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥43,148
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,661,688
|
?? |
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
North Korea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥406
|
$12.86
KPW11,575
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥416
|
$1.07
KPW965
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥597
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥8,644
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,793
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Japan
|
North Korea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥6,072
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥4,016
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥8,099
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥12,230
|
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