North Korea vs. Mozambique Cost of Living Summary

North Korea is 2.2 times more expensive than Mozambique overall.

Restaurants
pay 82.8% more in North Korea
Groceries
pay 21.6% more in North Korea
Housing
pay 78.8% less in North Korea
Entertainment and Sports
pay 5.4 times more in North Korea

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in North Korea are more expensive than in Mozambique. Notably, entertainment and sports and restaurants are significantly more expensive in North Korea.

North Korea vs. Mozambique Cost Breakdown

If you lived in North Korea instead of Mozambique, you would:

pay 82.8% more for restaurants

 
Mozambique
North Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.95
MZN699.23
??
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
MZN638.30
??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.95
MZN60.49
$2.14
KPW1,929

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pay 21.6% more for groceries

 
Mozambique
North Korea
Bread
1 loaf
$1.19
MZN75.75
$2.20
KPW1,983
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.45
MZN539.41
??
Milk (1 gallon) $5.78
MZN368.67
$3.40
KPW3,058

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Mozambique
North Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.12
MZN326.57
??
Monthly public transit pass $13.17
MZN840.38
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,863.85
MZN2,097,699.79
??

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pay 78.8% less for housing

 
Mozambique
North Korea
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$132.97
MZN8,487.36
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $782.47
MZN49,945.23
$85.74
KPW77,167
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $273.87
MZN17,480.83
$85.74
KPW77,167

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Mozambique
North Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $270.04
MZN17,236.42
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,559.16
MZN354,841.33
??

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pay 5.4 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Mozambique
North Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.25
MZN79.91
$12.86
KPW11,575
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.24
MZN142.81
$1.07
KPW965
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.58
MZN164.82
??

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Mozambique
North Korea
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$34.04
MZN2,172.62
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$60.64
MZN3,870.76
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$75.64
MZN4,828.04
??

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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