Cost of living comparison

North Korea

compared to

Bangladesh

Bangladesh vs. North Korea Cost of Living Summary

Bangladesh is 47.0% cheaper than North Korea overall.

Restaurants: pay 86.8% less in Bangladesh
Groceries: pay 51.8% less in Bangladesh
Housing: pay 28.1% less in Bangladesh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.1% less in Bangladesh

Expenses including restaurants, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh vs. North Korea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 86.8% less for restaurants

	North Korea	Bangladesh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$1.35 BDT163.49
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$4.41 BDT534.05
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 KPW1,929	$0.25 BDT30.72	-88.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 KPW965	$0.16 BDT18.80	-85.5%
Average			-86.8%

North Korea vs. Bangladesh - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.8% less for groceries

	North Korea	Bangladesh
Bread 1 loaf	$2.20 KPW1,983	$0.52 BDT63.20	-76.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$3.80 BDT460.49
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 KPW3,058	$2.60 BDT315.67	-23.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 KPW2,267	$1.11 BDT134.93	-55.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$1.00 BDT121.28
Apples (1 lb)	??	$0.88 BDT106.99
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.35 BDT42.52
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.80 BDT96.96
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.26 BDT31.92
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.14 BDT16.62
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.25 BDT30.30
Average			-51.8%

North Korea vs. Bangladesh - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	North Korea	Bangladesh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$3.68 BDT446.25
Monthly public transit pass	??	$12.31 BDT1,491.48
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$25,789.60 BDT3,125,811.21
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$3.61 BDT437.33

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pay 28.1% less for housing

	North Korea	Bangladesh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$15.51 BDT1,879.72
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$85.74 KPW77,167	$75.62 BDT9,165.67	-11.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.74 KPW77,167	$47.62 BDT5,771.49	-44.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$20.70 BDT2,508.61
Average			-28.1%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	North Korea	Bangladesh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$30.22 BDT3,663.26
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$962.19 BDT116,621.18

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pay 21.1% less for entertainment and sports

	North Korea	Bangladesh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.86 KPW11,575	$3.80 BDT461.12	-70.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.07 KPW965	$1.37 BDT166.52	+28.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.59 BDT313.94
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$11.68 BDT1,416.14
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$3.67 BDT445.21
Average			-21.1%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	North Korea	Bangladesh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$17.35 BDT2,103.01
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$16.87 BDT2,045.27
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$36.90 BDT4,472.31
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$33.09 BDT4,010.11

North Korea vs. Bangladesh - Cost of clothing

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